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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of various breeds of dog originating in Scotland and England as sheepdogs
2. 2
   a silky-coated sheepdog with a long ruff and long narrow head developed in Scotland wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   A locality in the Gilgandra council area and the Warren council area, northern New South Wales, Australia. countable, uncountable
3. 3
   A town in the Shire of Collie in the South West region, Western Australia, named after the river. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   A local government area in this area of Western Australia; in full, the Shire of Collie. countable, uncountable
5. 5
   A river in the South West region, Western Australia, named after Alexander Collie. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

doghound

Etymology

Perhaps originally from coal, with reference to its colour; compare colly and collier. More at Wikipedia at collie § Name.

Related phrases

Bearded Collieborder colliecollie eye anomalycollie-shangietoy collie

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