Gretna Green

noun

1. a village in S Scotland, near the English border, to which many English couples formerly eloped to be married.

Gretna Green

/ ˈɡrɛtnə /

noun

1. a village in S Scotland, in Dumfries and Galloway on the border with England: famous smithy where eloping couples were married by the blacksmith from 1754 until 1940, when such marriages became illegal. Pop: 2705 (2001)

Example Sentences

The old romantic interest once attached to Gretna Green is now fast becoming a thing of the past.

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We left Carlisle at a little past eleven, and within the half hour were at Gretna Green.

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Carlisle and its famous castle, and Gretna-Green, are more in the interior.

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Soon we came to the village and the post-office of Gretna Green, bristling with picture post cards.

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"Gretna Green," Basil answered with such prompt decision that Aline was surprised.

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