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Moray.

A historical county in northern Scotland, absorbed into Grampian Region in 1975.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈmʌɹi/
  1. A historical county in northern Scotland, absorbed into Grampian Region in 1975.

  2. A local government district in Grampian Region from 1975 until Grampian Region's abolition in 1996.

  3. A council area of Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996.

  4. An unincorporated community in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States.

Where this word comes from

From Medieval Latin Moravia, Morauia, from Scottish Gaelic Moireibh, Moireabh, Moreb, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *mori (“sea”) + *trebā (“settlement”), of Pictish origin.

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