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单词 gretna green
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Gretna Green


noun

a village in S Scotland, near the English border, to which many English couples formerly eloped to be married.

Words nearby Gretna Green

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Example sentences from the Web for Gretna Green

  • "A Gretna-Green affair, I presume, sir," observed the inquisitive landlord.

    Three Courses and a Dessert|Anonymous
  • Carlisle and its famous castle, and Gretna-Green, are more in the interior.

    The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 2, August 1837|Various

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)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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