Cupar

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UK/ˈkuːpə/US/ˈkuːpɚ/Scotland/ˈkʉpər/

proper noun

A town in Fife council area, Scotland; historically a royal burgh and former county town of the county of Fife.

OriginPictish *ᚉᚒᚚᚓᚏ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in Fife council area, Scotland; historically a royal burgh and former county town of the county of Fife.

    On the petition of the scholars of the grammar school of Cupar, on 6th August 1678, for a vacance, in order that they may 'recreate' themselves, and visit their friends, the council allow them a holiday till 23d September next.

    1876, James Grant, History of the Burgh and Parish Schools of Scotland, page 189
  2. A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.
  3. A rural municipality in Saskatchewan, which surrounds the town; in full, the Rural Municipality of Cupar No. 218.

Origin

  1. Pictish*ᚉᚒᚚᚓᚏ“confluence”
  2. EnglishCupar

From Pictish *ᚉᚒᚚᚓᚏ (cuper, “confluence”), compare Welsh cymer.

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APA

Cupar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cupar

MLA

“Cupar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cupar. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cupar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cupar.

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