Meanings
nouncairn terrier (plural cairn terriers)
plural cairn terriers
- A terrier of one of the oldest breeds, originating in the Scottish Highlands.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
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Translations
Danish cairnterrier
- cairnterrierbreed of terrier
Dutch cairnterriër
- cairnterriërbreed of terrier
Finnish cairnterrieri
- cairnterrieribreed of terrier
German Cairn-Terrier
- Cairn-Terrierbreed of terrier
Norwegian Bokmål cairnterrier, cairn
- cairnterrierbreed of terrier
- cairnbreed of terrier
Polish cairn terrier
- cairn terrierbreed of terrier
Russian керн-терье́р
- керн-терье́р (kern-terʹjér)breed of terrier
Cite this entry
APA
cairn terrier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cairn%20terrier
MLA
“cairn terrier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cairn%20terrier. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cairn terrier,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cairn%20terrier.
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