Cupar

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Cupar

  • /ˈkuːpə/ UK
  • /ˈkuːpɚ/ US
  • /ˈkʉpər/ Scotland

Where it comes from

From Pictish *ᚉᚒᚚᚓᚏ (cuper, “confluence”), compare Welsh cymer.

proper noun

  1. A town in Fife council area, Scotland; historically a royal burgh and former county town of the county of Fife. On the petition of the scholars of the grammar school of Cupar, on 6th August 1678, for a vacance, in order that they may 'recreate' themselves, and visit their friends, the council allow them a holiday till 23d September next.
  2. A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.
  3. A rural municipality in Saskatchewan, which surrounds the town; in full, the Rural Municipality of Cupar No. 218.

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"Cupar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cupar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Cupar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cupar

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"Cupar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cupar.

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@misc{cupar_2026,
  title = {Cupar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cupar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}