Stranraer

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Stranraer

  • /stɹænɹɑː/ UK

Where it comes from

From Scottish Gaelic Sròn Reamhar (literally “fat promontory”).

proper noun

  1. A town in western Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland.
  2. A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Mountain View No. 318, Saskatchewan, Canada.

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"Stranraer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/stranraer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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

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@misc{stranraer_2026,
  title = {Stranraer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stranraer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}