Melrose

American  

[mel-rohz] / ˈmɛlˌroʊz /

noun

1. a city in E Massachusetts, near Boston.

2. a village in SE Scotland, on the Tweed River: ruins of a famous abbey.

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Example Sentences

The winner will be announced at the Borders Book Festival in Melrose on 12 June.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Two friends meet up at Chainsaw in Melrose Hill, the cafe with the flan lattes, crispy arepas and sorbet-colored wall everybody and their mom has been talking about.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

For 2026, Melrose guided for revenue between 3.75 billion and 3.95 billion pounds and an adjusted operating profit of 700 million pounds to 750 million pounds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Originally from Gattonside, outside Melrose, education took Murray in his teenage years towards London where he remained throughout most of his adult life.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

The Prince’s Lords, as they were called, the chief of whom were Argyle, Athol, Morton, Mar, and Glencairn, busied themselves in collecting their followers, as if in compliance with the requisition to assemble at Melrose.

From Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume II (of 2) by Bell, Henry Glassford