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machair Meaning & Definition

What Does Machair Mean?

As a noun, machair means A type of calcareous sandy terrain formed mostly from seashells, found by the coast in areas of Scotland and Ireland.

Machair Definition (Noun)

  1. A type of calcareous sandy terrain formed mostly from seashells, found by the coast in areas of Scotland and Ireland.

Synonyms of Machair

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Word Forms & Grammar

machair (countable and uncountable, plural machairs)

Origin of Machair

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic machair.

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