Melrose
Americannoun
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a city in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
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a village in SE Scotland, on the Tweed River: ruins of a famous abbey.
Example Sentences
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Rivadeneira was ahead of the curve when she opened a small toy shop in 2006 on a street off Melrose Avenue selling items featuring Hello Kitty and other Japanese characters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Change is coming for Paramount Studios — the lot on Melrose Avenue — either way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Moody was joined by Weir's wife Kathy and son Hamish, who plays for Melrose Rugby in Scotland.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
Jolly received her prize from Walter Scott's great-great-great-great grandson, Matthew Maxwell Scott, at a ceremony at the Borders Book Festival near Melrose.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
Alchfrith had built a monastery at Ripon, and peopled it with Scottish monks from Melrose.
From The English Church in the Middle Ages by William Hunt
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