Dalhousie

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/dælˈhaʊ.zi/India/dəlˈhoʊ.zi/

proper noun

A town in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  2. A hill station in Himachal Pradesh, India.
  3. A Scottish earldom.

Origin

The town in New Brunswick is named after George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie (1770 - 1838). The hill station in Himachal Pradesh is named after James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie (1812 - 1860).

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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