Inverness

//ˈɪn.vəˌnɛs// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A type of overcoat constructed without sleeves and having a shoulder cape extending to the wrists. The best examples are quite heavy, made from Harris tweed; often associated with Sherlock Holmes.
  2. 2
    A variation of this coat, the "coachman's cape": the shoulder cape does not extend around the back but is made of two segments, the length of each being sewn into the seam of the coat on either side.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A city, the administrative centre of Highland council area, Scotland.
  2. 2
    A rural locality in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia.
  3. 3
    A rural community of Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  4. 4
    A municipality in Centre-du-Québec region, Quebec, Canada.
  5. 5
    A community in the suburb of Stocksund near Stockholm, Sweden.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Bullock County, Alabama.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A former census-designated place and now a neighborhood in the city of Hoover, Shelby County, Alabama; a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Marin County, California.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Arapahoe County, Colorado.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Citrus County, Florida.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; A suburban village in Cook County, Illinois.
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Steuben County, Indiana.
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Cheboygan County, Michigan.
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Sunflower County, Mississippi.
  10. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Hill County, Montana.

Synonyms

All synonyms
overcoat

Etymology

From Inver- + Ness, from the River Ness.

Related phrases

Inverness CountyInverness-shirecitrus countycounty seatharris tweednova scotiasherlock holmesunited states

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