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Loch Nis
Pronunciation (IPA)/l̪ˠɔx ˈɲiʃ/
English name: Loch Ness · Highland
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
“loch of the (River) Ness”, its main outflow
Broken down
Nearby & related:
Loch Aillse · Loch AlshGeàrrloch · GairlochLoch Long · Loch LongInbhir Nis · InvernessInbhir Gharadh · InvergarryCàrn Gorm · Cairn Gorm
Sources
- Wiktionary: Loch Nis (Scottish Gaelic) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wiktionary: Loch Ness (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wikidata Q49650 (CC0)
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Coordinates and identifiers from Wikidata (CC0). Areas and map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence.
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