Lanark

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Scotland/ˈlanəɾk/Scotland/ˈlanəɹk/UK/ˈlænək/Canada, US/ˈlænɚk/

proper noun

A town in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland, which was the county town of the historic county of Lanarkshire (OS grid ref NS8843).

OriginCumbric *lannerch →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland, which was the county town of the historic county of Lanarkshire (OS grid ref NS8843).
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. A small city in Carroll County, Illinois.
    2. A ghost town in Doña Ana County, New Mexico.
    3. An unincorporated village in Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
    4. An unincorporated community in Cass County, Texas.
    5. An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia.
    6. A town in Portage County, Wisconsin.
  3. A community and former village in Lanark Highlands township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
  4. abbreviationellipsishistoricalEllipsis of County of Lanark or Lanarkshire: a county of Scotland.

Origin

  1. Cumbric*lannerch“a glade”
  2. EnglishLanark

From Cumbric *lannerch (“a glade”), compare Welsh llannerch (“glade, clearing”).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: Lanark on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.