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Definition of Straths
1. strath [n] - See also: strath
Lexicographical Neighbors of Straths
Literary usage of Straths
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Edinburgh Gazetteer, Or Geographical Dictionary ...: Accompanied by an Atlas (1822)
"To the south of the town of Inverness there are other straths bordered by
mountains ; and farther south, in the district of Badenoch, we find the great ..."
2. Cassell's Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland: Being a Complete ...Great Britain (1900)
"... for which its sheltered straths and swelling hills, as well as its climate,
eminently adapt it. Under the various improvements of store farming the co. ..."
3. An Historical Account of the Macdonnells of Antrim: Including Notices of by George Hill (1873)
"... with a few rare exceptions, the Irish had been swept from all the arable
lands,—from their own green fields, fertile straths, sheltered valleys ..."
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