Ballachulish

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/ˌbaləˈxuːlɪʃ/

proper noun

A village in Lochaber, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN0858).

OriginScottish Gaelic Baile a' Chaolais →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village in Lochaber, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN0858).

Origin

  1. Scottish GaelicBaile a' Chaolais
  2. EnglishBallachulish

From Scottish Gaelic Baile a' Chaolais (literally “town of the strait”), from baile (“town”) + caolas (“narrows, strait”), from caol (“narrow”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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