Tarbert

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proper noun

A hamlet on the east coast of Jura, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NR6182).

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A hamlet on the east coast of Jura, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NR6182).
  2. A village and port on the east coast of north Kintyre, Argyll and Bute council area (OS grid ref NR8668).
  3. A place on the isle of Gigha, Argyll and Bute council area (OS grid ref NR6551).
  4. A village and port between South and North Harris, Western Isles council area, Scotland (OS grid refs NB1500, NG1599).
  5. A village and port on the Shannon estuary in County Kerry, Ireland (Irish grid ref R 0647).
  6. A community in the town of Grand Valley, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada.

Origin

From either Irish or Scottish Gaelic Tairbeart, an isthmus.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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