Dalry

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/dælˈɹaɪ/

proper noun

A small town in North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS2949)

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A small town in North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS2949)
  2. An inner city area of Edinburgh, Scotland.
  3. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of St John's Town of Dalry: a village north-west of New Galloway, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, historically in Kirkcudbrightshire (OS grid ref NX6281).

    St John was the patron saint of the Knights Hospitallers - the medieval religious order - who once owned the land on which Dalry lies. Because of this, the full name of the village is St John's Town of Dalry.

    1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 142

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
st john's town of dalry

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Dalry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dalry

MLA

“Dalry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dalry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dalry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dalry.

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