CORRIE

cirque, corrie, cwm

(noun) a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Proper noun

Corrie

A Scottish surname.

A male given name from surnames, of occasional usage.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Corrie

A diminutive of the female given names Cora, Corinne, or borrowed from the Dutch pet form of Cornelia.

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Corrie

(British, informal) Abbreviation of Coronation Street, a soap opera.

Anagrams

• correi, orrice

Etymology

Noun

corrie (plural corries)

A bowl-shaped geographical feature formed by glaciation.

Synonyms

• cirque

Anagrams

• correi, orrice

Source: Wiktionary


Cor"rie (kr"r), n.

Definition: Same as Correi. [Scot.] Geikie.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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