Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

john o' groats

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.01 in modern English

Syllables: john o' -groats
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village in northeast Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland. It is known because the distance between it and Land's End is geographically the longest distance between any two points on the mainland of Great Britain (OS grid ref ND3872).

Example Sentences

""It’s fair getting on my mind," he said, "these horrible things happening. I’d like to get right away from London, just as far as I could—that I would!" "Up to John-o’-Groat’s?" said Daisy, laughing."

Etymology

Named after Jan de Groot, a Dutchman who once plied a ferry from the Scottish mainland to Orkney.

Questions

What does john o' groats mean?: A village in northeast Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland. It is known because the distance between it and Land's End is geographically the longest distance between any two points on the mainland of Great Britain (OS grid ref ND3872).
Where does john o' groats come from?: Named after Jan de Groot, a Dutchman who once plied a ferry from the Scottish mainland to Orkney.

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