Lanark

English

Etymology

From Cumbric *lanerc (“a glade”), compare Welsh llannerch (“glade, clearing”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlænəɹk/

Proper noun

Lanark

  1. A town in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland, which was the county town of the historic county of Lanarkshire (OS grid ref NS8843).
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. A small city in Carroll County, Illinois.
    2. A ghost town in Doña Ana County, New Mexico.
    3. An unincorporated village in Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
    4. An unincorporated community in Cass County, Texas.
    5. An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia.
    6. A town in Portage County, Wisconsin.
  3. A community and former village in Lanark Highlands township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
  4. (historical) Ellipsis of County of Lanark or Lanarkshire: a county of Scotland.

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