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Inverness en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɪn.vəˌnɛs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈɪn.vəɹˌnɛs/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈɪn.vɚˌnɛs/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Inver- + Ness, from the River Ness.

Meanings

  1. A type of overcoat constructed without sleeves and having a shoulder cape extending to the wrists. The best examples are quite heavy, made from Harris tweed; often associated with Sherlock Holmes.
  2. A variation of this coat, the "coachman's cape": the shoulder cape does not extend around the back but is made of two segments, the length of each being sewn into the seam of the coat on either side.

Forms

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wikipedia: River Ness · wikipedia: Inverness

Inverness en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɪn.vəˌnɛs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈɪn.vəɹˌnɛs/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈɪn.vɚˌnɛs/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Inver- + Ness, from the River Ness.

Meanings

  1. A city, the administrative centre of Highland council area, Scotland.
  2. A rural locality in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia.
  3. A rural community of Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  4. A municipality in Centre-du-Québec region, Quebec, Canada.
  5. A community in the suburb of Stocksund near Stockholm, Sweden.
  6. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Bullock County, Alabama.
  7. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A former census-designated place and now a neighborhood in the city of Hoover, Shelby County, Alabama; a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama.
  8. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Marin County, California.
  9. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place in Arapahoe County, Colorado.
  10. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Citrus County, Florida.
  11. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A suburban village in Cook County, Illinois.
  12. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Steuben County, Indiana.
  13. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township in Cheboygan County, Michigan.
  14. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Sunflower County, Mississippi.
  15. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place in Hill County, Montana.

Deriveds

Inverness-shire · Inverness County

Translations (20)

fr Inverness (city in Scotland) · cs Inverness (city in Scotland) · br Inbhir Nis (city in Scotland) · gd Inbhir Nis (city in Scotland) · es Inverness (city in Scotland) · pt Inverness (city in Scotland) · fi Inverness (city in Scotland) · mr इंव्हरनेस (city in Scotland) · lt Invernesas (city in Scotland) · cy Inverness (city in Scotland) · ga Inbhear Nis (city in Scotland) · ru Инвернесс (city in Scotland) · ja インヴァネス (city in Scotland) · sco Innerness (city in Scotland) · uk Інвернесс (city in Scotland) · gv Inbhir Nis (city in Scotland) · ko 인버네스 (city in Scotland) · de Inverness (city in Scotland) · cmn 印威內斯 /印威内斯 (city in Scotland) · it Inverness (city in Scotland)

wikipedia: River Ness · wikipedia: Inverness · wikidata: Q160493