Lanark.
A town in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland, which was the county town of the historic county of Lanarkshire (OS grid ref NS8843).
Meaning & usage
A town in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland, which was the county town of the historic county of Lanarkshire (OS grid ref NS8843).
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Ellipsis of County of Lanark or Lanarkshire: a county of Scotland.
Where this word comes from
From Cumbric *lannerch (“a glade”), compare Welsh llannerch (“glade, clearing”).
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