Rutland

[ ruht-luhnd ]

/ ˈrʌt lənd /

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noun

a city in W Vermont.

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Words nearby Rutland

rutidosis, rutilant, rutilated, rutile, rutin, Rutland, Rutlandshire, Rutledge, rutter, ruttish, rutty

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How to use Rutland in a sentence

About the beginning of the seventeenth century a grievous affliction befell the Earl and Countess of Rutland's family.
The Mysteries of All Nations|James Grant
Great Casterton, at the foot of the hill two and a quarter miles from Stamford, is in Rutland.
The Great North Road: London to York|Charles G. Harper
There is a washing tally in existence of this time belonging, I think, to the Duke of Rutland, which is very interesting.
English Costume|Dion Clayton Calthrop
Blount had no sooner arisen and retired than she turned to the Duchess of Rutland.
Kenilworth|Sir Walter Scott

The tower is of the Kelton stone, a very superior kind of freestone, of beautiful colour, from the county of Rutland.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Rutland

Rutland

/ (ˈrʌtlənd) /

noun

an inland county of central England: the smallest of the historical English counties, it became part of Leicestershire in 1974 but was reinstated as an independent unitary authority in 1997: mainly agricultural. Administrative centre: Oakham. Pop: 35 700 (2003 est). Area: 394 sq km (152 sq miles)

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