Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

strathbogie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables
strath-bo-gie
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in the Strathbogie Ranges and the shire in Victoria, Australia.

name

A local government area in northern Victoria, Australia; in full, the Shire of Strathbogie.

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Srath Bhalgaidh. The first element is either Scottish Gaelic srath or Pictish *strad (“river-valley, dale”). Equivalent to strath + River Bogie.

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Word Breakdown

Questions

What does strathbogie mean?
A valley and district in north-west Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland; the valley is also spelt Strath Bogie.
Where does strathbogie come from?
It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

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