Pluscarden

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proper noun

A locality in Moray council area, Scotland.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A locality in Moray council area, Scotland.

Origin

The second element is probably from Pictish, which may be equivalent to Middle Welsh cardden (“encampment”). The initial element is likely from Scottish Gaelic plaosg (“husk, (egg)shell”), or perhaps a cognate of Welsh plisc (“nutshell”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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