"Cairns" meaning in All languages combined

See Cairns on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /kɛənz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kɛɹnz/ [Canada, General-American], /kæːnz/ [General-Australian] Forms: Carnes [alternative], Carns [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛənz, -ɛɹnz, -æːnz Etymology: * As a Scottish surname, from Scots cairn, describing a manmade heap or mound of stones. * As an Irish surname, from Ó Ciaráin, Anglicized as Kieran and Kearns, sometimes conflated with the Scottish above. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sco|cairn}} Scots cairn, {{der|en|ga|-}} Irish Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Cairns
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Cairns-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A city and port in Queensland, Australia, named after William Cairns. Categories (place): Cities in Australia, Cities in Queensland, Australia, Places in Australia, Places in Queensland, Australia Translations (city in Queensland, Australia): كِيرْنْز (kirnz) [masculine] (Arabic), 凱恩斯 /凯恩斯 (Kǎi'ēnsī) (Chinese Mandarin), केर्न्स (kerns) (Hindi), ケアンズ (Keanzu) (Japanese), 케언즈 (Keeonjeu) (Korean), Кэрнс (Kɛrns) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Cairns-en-name-qH7pGGxO Categories (other): Ports Disambiguation of 'city in Queensland, Australia': 1 74 25
  3. A local government area in northern Queensland; in full, the Cairns Region. Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in Queensland, Australia
    Sense id: en-Cairns-en-name-qRIgF-A5 Categories (other): Local government areas of Queensland, Australia, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 38 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 21 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 34 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 32 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 18 26 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 21 24 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 6 21 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 19 24 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 15 23 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 6 21 73
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