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Inverness
Inverness , town (1991 pop. 39,736), Highland, N Scotland, on the Moray Firth at the mouth of the Ness River. "Capital of the Highlands," it is a seaport and transportation center due to its proximity to the river and the Caledonian Canal, completed in 1812. The town has diverse light industries, including printing, food processing, distilling, wool weaving, and shipbuilding, in addition to a herring fishery. Electrical and mechanical products and automobile parts are also manufactured. Inverness holds an annual cattle and wool market.
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"Inverness." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Inverness." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Invernes.html "Inverness." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Invernes.html |
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Inverness
Inverness, Canada, UK, USA 1. Canada (Nova Scotia): originally Broad Cove Mines, but renamed by Scottish settlers after the city in Scotland.2. UK (Scotland): takes its name from its position at the mouth, inbhir, of the River Ness, whose name is ultimately associated with a word for ‘moist’, on the Beauly Firth.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Inverness." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Inverness." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Inverness.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Inverness." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Inverness.html |
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Inverness
Inverness City at the head of the Moray Firth on the River Ness; capital of Highland region, n Scotland. A tourist centre with a boatbuilding history, Inverness lies at the ne end of the Caledonian Canal. Its castle was destroyed at the Battle of Culloden, but rebuilt in Victorian times. Pop. (2001) 43,100.
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"Inverness." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Inverness." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Inverness.html "Inverness." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Inverness.html |
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Inverness
Inverness Highland. Invernis 1300. ‘Mouth of the River Ness’. Gaelic inbhir. The river has a Celtic or pre-Celtic name from a root *ned- ‘moist’.
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A. D. MILLS. "Inverness." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Inverness." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Inverness.html A. D. MILLS. "Inverness." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Inverness.html |
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Inverness
Inverness former county, Scotland: see Inverness-shire . |
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"Inverness." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Inverness." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Invrnss-cnty.html "Inverness." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Invrnss-cnty.html |
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