Etymology

machair

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Today it means: A type of calcareous sandy terrain formed mostly from seashells, found by the coast in areas of Scotland and Ireland. Full definition →

Scottish Gaelic machair
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  1. Scottish Gaelic · borrowed frommachair
  2. Scottish Gaelic · borrowed frommachair
  3. English todaymachair

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic machair.

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