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Kirkwall.

A town in and the administrative centre of the Orkney Islands council area, Scotland.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈkɪɹkwɔl/Scotland/ˈkɜːkwɔːl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɝkwɔl/General-American/ˈkɝkwɑl/General-American, cot-caught-merger
  1. A town in and the administrative centre of the Orkney Islands council area, Scotland.

Where this word comes from

A folk-etymological alteration of Scots Kirkwaa, from Norn Kirkavå (literally “church bay”), from Old Norse Kirkjuvágr.

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