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Scottish Gaelic · Gàidhlig

Dùn Phris

English name: Dumfries · Dumfries and Galloway

Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation

Meaning

“fort of the thicket”

Broken down

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Nearby & related:

Dùn Phàrlain · Dunfermline Dùn Breatann · Dumbarton Dùn Dè · Dundee Gall-Ghàidhealaibh · Galloway Na Pùballan · Peebles An t-Sròn Reamhar · Stranraer

Sources

Meaning, etymology and pronunciation text is adapted from Wiktionary. The adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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