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Meaning of Dalry | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/dælˈɹaɪ/

Definitions

  1. A small town in North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS2949)
  2. An inner city area of Edinburgh, Scotland.
  3. Ellipsis of St John's Town of Dalry: a village north-west of New Galloway, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, historically in Kirkcudbrightshire (OS grid ref NX6281).
    abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Examples

“St John was the patron saint of the Knights Hospitallers - the medieval religious order - who once owned the land on which Dalry lies. Because of this, the full name of the village is St John's Town of Dalry.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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