cairns
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cairns¹
noun
- plural of cairn
Cairns²
- /kɛənz/ UK
- /kɛɹnz/ Canada, US
- /kæːnz/ Australia
Sounds like cairns, cans · Rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)nz, -ænz
Where it comes from
* As a Scottish surname, from Scots cairn, describing a manmade heap or mound of stones.
* As an Irish surname, from Ó Ciaráin, Anglicized as Kieran and Kearns, sometimes conflated with the Scottish above.
proper noun
- A surname from Scots or Irish; variant forms Carnes, Carns.
- A city and port in Queensland, Australia, named after William Cairns.
- A local government area in northern Queensland; in full, the Cairns Region.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cairn terrier, hills, keynes, pyramids, smith, chambered, gatt, barrows, mounds, cairnes, cairnie, nairn, cauldwell, cahoon, cahalan, naill
Translations
Talk about this word "cairns." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cairns. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cairns. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cairns "cairns." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cairns.Cite this
@misc{cairns_2026,
title = {cairns},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cairns},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
