Inverness
Americannoun
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Also called Invernessshire. a historic county in NW Scotland.
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a seaport and administrative district in the Highland region, in N Scotland. 1,080 sq. mi. (2,797 sq. km).
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(often lowercase) an overcoat with a removable cape.
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Also called Inverness cape. (often lowercase) the cape of this coat or one resembling it, especially a loose, full, wool or worsted cape in a plaid pattern.
noun
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a city in N Scotland, administrative centre of Highland: tourism and specialized engineering. Pop: 40 949 (2001)
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(sometimes not capital) an overcoat with a removable cape
Example Sentences
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Even her 89-year-old granny was able to be there on the summit near Tomatin, south of Inverness.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
The couple, who are both engineers, had just finished a monthlong, 538-mile cycling trip through the U.K., starting in Inverness, Scotland, and ending in Penzance, England, near the western tip of Cornwall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The company was fined £150,000 and told to pay a victim surcharge of £11,250 at Inverness Sheriff Court on Tuesday.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
"Parakeet is not a good word round here in Inverness," said local resident Cathleen MacKinnon.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
Scarlett had experienced it—the knowledge that a teacher was just about to tell them that she’d been to Inverness on holiday, or that someone had dropped a spoon in just that way before.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
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