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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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