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Montrose
Montrose town (1991 pop. 12,127), Angus, NE Scotland, on the North Sea at the mouth of the South Esk River. Open to water on three sides, it is a spacious resort town, with flax and jute mills, boat yards, fruit canneries, and a fishing industry. Montrose was the scene of John de Baliol's surrender of the Scottish throne to Edward I of England in 1296. |
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"Montrose." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Montrose." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Montrose.html "Montrose." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Montrose.html |
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Montrose
Montrose, Canada, UK, USA 1. UK (Scotland): formerly Munros ‘Moor of the Promontory’ from the Gaelic moine ‘moor’ and ros ‘promontory’.2. USA (Colorado): named in 1881 after Sir Walter Scott's novel The Legend of Montrose published in 1819.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Montrose." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Montrose." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Montrose.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Montrose." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Montrose.html |
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Montrose
Montrose Ang. Munros c.1178. ‘Moor of the promontory’. Gaelic mon (a short form of monadh ‘moor’) + ros.
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A. D. MILLS. "Montrose." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Montrose." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Montrose.html A. D. MILLS. "Montrose." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Montrose.html |
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Montrose
Montrose •appose, arose, Bose, brose, chose, close, compose, diagnose, doze, enclose, expose, foreclose, froze, hose, impose, interpose, juxtapose, Montrose, noes, nose, oppose, plainclothes, pose, propose, prose, rose, suppose, those, transpose, underexpose, uprose
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•gallows, Hallowes
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•underclothes • misdiagnose
•Ambrose • dextrose • Faeroes
•primrose • cornrows • sucrose
•Burroughs • tuberose
•bateaux, gateaux, plateaux
•portmanteaux • fructose
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"Montrose." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Montrose." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Montrose.html "Montrose." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Montrose.html |
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