Gretna Green
noun
a village in S Scotland, near the English border, to which many English couples formerly eloped to be married.
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"A Gretna-Green affair, I presume, sir," observed the inquisitive landlord.
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British Dictionary definitions for Gretna Green
Gretna Green
/ (ˈɡrɛtnə) /
noun
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)
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