Stranraer

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UK/stɹænɹɑː/

proper noun

A town in western Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland.

OriginScottish Gaelic Sròn Reamhar →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in western Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland.
  2. A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Mountain View No. 318, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Origin

  1. Scottish GaelicSròn Reamhar
  2. EnglishStranraer

From Scottish Gaelic Sròn Reamhar (literally “fat promontory”).

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Translations

Scottish Gaelic an t-Sròn Reamhar
  • an t-Sròn Reamhartown in Scotland
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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