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单词 strath
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Definition of strath in English:

strath

noun straθstræθ
Scottish
  • A broad mountain valley.

    〈苏格兰〉宽阔的山谷

    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.

Rhymes

Kath, math, Plath

Definition of strath in US English:

strath

nounstraTHstræθ
Scottish
  • A broad mountain valley.

    〈苏格兰〉宽阔的山谷

    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.

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