CURRIE

Proper noun

Currie

A surname.

A suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland.

A city in Minnesota

An unincorporated community in Nevada

A community in New Brunswick, Canada

An unincorporated community in North Carolina

The largest township on, and the administrative centre of, King Island, Tasmania, Australia.

Etymology 1

Noun

currie (plural curries)

Archaic form of curry.

Etymology 2

Noun

currie (plural curries)

Obsolete form of quarry.

Source: Wiktionary


Cur"rie (kr"r), n. & v.

Definition: See 2d & 3d Curry.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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22 February 2025

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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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