Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ross-shire

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables: ross-shire
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A former county in the Scottish Highlands, including most of Ross as well as Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. Dingwall is the traditional county town. Merged with Cromartyshire in 1890 as Ross and Cromarty.

Etymology

From Ross + -shire.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Ross

Questions

What does ross-shire mean?: A former county in the Scottish Highlands, including most of Ross as well as Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. Dingwall is the traditional county town. Merged with Cromartyshire in 1890 as Ross and Cromarty.
Where does ross-shire come from?: From Ross + -shire.

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