Dunoon

/ (dəˈnuːn) /

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noun

a town and resort in W Scotland, in Argyll and Bute, on the Firth of Clyde. Pop: 8251 (2001)

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Words nearby Dunoon

dunno, dunnock, Dunnville, dunny, Dunois, Dunoon, Dunsany, Dunsinane, Duns Scotus, Dunstable, Dunstan

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How to use Dunoon in a sentence

He and I were living “doon the watter,” at Dunoon, on the Clyde, one summer month.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
They took the castles of Dunoon and Roseneath, and laid waste many villages and farmsteads.
The Thirsty Sword|Robert Leighton
The ship of Dunoon was captured by the men of Jura, and all on board were brutally slain.
The Thirsty Sword|Robert Leighton
On a green rocky knoll are remains of the castle of Dunoon, once a residence of the family of Argyll.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various