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Definition of strath in English: strathnoun straθstræθ Scottish A broad mountain valley. in combination and in place names Strathclyde Example sentencesExamples - A limp haze hung over the broad strath and the river, hugging the edge of the valley, was unusually pensive.
- Sellar, on the authority of Elizabeth Gordon, Countess of Sutherland, had served notices of eviction on people living in the townships of the strath.
- There are at least 12 million Americans, she says, who claim to be descended from the former inhabitants of our straths and glens and slums.
- The oldest Highland regiment was raised in neighbouring Perthshire and recruits, still, in the cities, towns, villages and straths of that part of Scotland.
- You once could spend a Saturday morning at work and turn out against a team from the next strath in the afternoon.
Origin Mid 16th century: from Scottish Gaelic srath. Definition of strath in US English: strathnounstraTHstræθ Scottish A broad mountain valley. in combination and in place names Strathclyde Example sentencesExamples - There are at least 12 million Americans, she says, who claim to be descended from the former inhabitants of our straths and glens and slums.
- Sellar, on the authority of Elizabeth Gordon, Countess of Sutherland, had served notices of eviction on people living in the townships of the strath.
- A limp haze hung over the broad strath and the river, hugging the edge of the valley, was unusually pensive.
- You once could spend a Saturday morning at work and turn out against a team from the next strath in the afternoon.
- The oldest Highland regiment was raised in neighbouring Perthshire and recruits, still, in the cities, towns, villages and straths of that part of Scotland.
Origin Mid 16th century: from Scottish Gaelic srath. |