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Proper Noun

1. 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. 2
   A place in the United States:; A small city in Carroll County, Illinois.
3. 3
   A place in the United States:; A ghost town in Doña Ana County, New Mexico.
4. 4
   A place in the United States:; An unincorporated village in Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
5. 5
   A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Cass County, Texas.

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6. 6
   A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia.
7. 7
   A place in the United States:; A town in Portage County, Wisconsin.
8. 8
   A community and former village in Lanark Highlands township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
9. 9
   Ellipsis of County of Lanark or Lanarkshire: a county of Scotland. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, historical

Etymology

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

Related phrases

County of LanarkLanark CountyLanark HighlandsNew Lanarkcarroll countycass countycounty towndoña ana countyghost townhistoric countylanark countylehigh county

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