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Holyrood.

An area of Edinburgh, Scotland, the home of the Scottish Parliament.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈhɒl.i.ɹuːd/UK
  1. An area of Edinburgh, Scotland, the home of the Scottish Parliament.

  2. The Scottish Parliament.

    UK · broadly · metonymically
  3. A place in Canada: A neighbourhood in south-east Edmonton, Alberta.

  4. A place in Canada: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador.

  5. A place in Canada: A community in Huron-Kinloss township, Bruce County, Ontario.

  6. A minor city in Ellsworth County, Kansas, United States.

  7. Alternative form of Holy Rood: the True Cross of Jesus.

    alt-of · alternative
Where this word comes from

From Middle English Holy Rood, Holyrode, holy-rode, holy roode, hali rode, halgorode, equivalent to holy + rood (“crucifix, cross”). The town in Newfoundland is named after a location near Crewkerne, Somerset.

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