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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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
One dispiriting day, she was on Melrose Avenue walking to the Groundlings.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
The production, staged with bubbly energy and invention by Rob Melrose, boasts a terrific cast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
So we started forth, and soon came to the firm conclusion that the "pale moonlight" is every whit as conducive to a soul-satisfying view of Norwich Cathedral as of "fair Melrose."
From Through East Anglia in a Motor Car by Vincent, J. E. (James Edmund)
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