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Dingwall.

A placename:

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A placename: A town and royal burgh in Ross and Cromarty, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH5558).

    countable · uncountable
  2. A placename: A coastal community in Victoria County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A placename: A locality in the Shire of Gannawarra, northern Victoria, Australia

    countable · uncountable
  4. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

    countable
Where this word comes from

Probably from Old Norse þing (“assembly”) + vǫllr (“field, meadow”).

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