Kintyre

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proper noun

A peninsula in the south-west of Argyll and Bute council area, western Scotland.

OriginScottish Gaelic Cinn Tìre →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A peninsula in the south-west of Argyll and Bute council area, western Scotland.
  2. An unincorporated community in Emmons County, North Dakota, United States. Original name: Campbell.
  3. A neighbourhood of Saint Andrew parish, Jamaica.

Origin

  1. Scottish GaelicCinn Tìre
  2. EnglishKintyre

From Scottish Gaelic Cinn Tìre (literally “headland”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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