Strathmore

English

Etymology

Of Scottish origin; strath is derived from Scottish Gaelic srath.

Proper noun

Strathmore

1. A large valley in Angus council area, and partly in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland.
   • 1951 August, S. G. E. Lythe, “The Dundee & Newtyle Railway: I—Promotion and Management, 1825-1846”, in Railway Magazine, pages 546-547:

     So, despite the obvious difficulties of crossing the intervening Sidlaws, correspondents to the Dundee newspapers in 1817 were advocating a "terraqueous undertaking" in the form of a canal from the town into Strathmore.

2. A valley and river therein, in Sutherland, Highland council area, in the far north of Scotland (the valley is spelt Strath More on an Ordnance Survey map).
3. A town in Wheatland County, Alberta, Canada.
4. A place in the United States:
   1. A census-designated place in Tulare County, California.
   2. A census-designated place in Aberdeen Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey.
   3. A hamlet in Manhasset, North Hempstead, Nassau County, New York.
   4. A neighbourhood of Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York.
5. A small settlement east of Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand.
6. A locality in the Shire of Mareeba and Shire of Etheridge, Queensland, Australia.
7. A suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Moonee Valley, Victoria, Australia.

Derived terms

• Strathmore weed

 

Anagrams

• earthstorm