Arbroath

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Scotland/aɹˈbɹoθ/UK/ɑːˈbɹəʊθ/US/ɑɹˈbɹoʊθ/

proper noun

A coastal town and former royal burgh in Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO6441).

OriginPictish *aber →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A coastal town and former royal burgh in Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO6441).

Origin

  1. Pictish*aber“estuary”
  2. EnglishArbroath

Historically Aberbrothock. From Pictish *aber (“estuary”) + Brothock, a river name.

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APA

Arbroath. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arbroath

MLA

“Arbroath.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arbroath. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Arbroath,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arbroath.

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