Holyrood

//ˈhɒl.i.ɹuːd// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An area of Edinburgh, Scotland, the home of the Scottish Parliament.
  2. 2
    The Scottish Parliament. UK, broadly, metonymically

    "But Matheson has indicated that the Scottish Government will not be responding to the consultation because transport policy in Scotland is a matter for ministers at Holyrood and not at Westminster."

  3. 3
    A place in Canada:; A neighbourhood in south-east Edmonton, Alberta.
  4. 4
    A place in Canada:; A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador.
  5. 5
    A place in Canada:; A community in Huron-Kinloss township, Bruce County, Ontario.
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  1. 6
    A minor city in Ellsworth County, Kansas, United States.
  2. 7
    Alternative form of Holy Rood: the True Cross of Jesus. alt-of, alternative

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holy crosstrue cross

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"But Matheson has indicated that the Scottish Government will not be responding to the consultation because transport policy in Scotland is a matter for ministers at Holyrood and not at Westminster."

Etymology

From Middle English Holy Rood, Holyrode, holy-rode, holy roode, hali rode, halgorode, equivalent to holy + rood (“crucifix, cross”). The town in Newfoundland is named after a location near Crewkerne, Somerset.

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true cross

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