"Munro" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Munroes [plural], Munros [plural]
Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic * (mountains): Named after Scottish mountaineer Sir Hugh Thomas Munro. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|gd|-}} Scottish Gaelic, {{sense|mountains}} (mountains):, {{named-after/list|mountaineer||||}} mountaineer, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Sir Hugh Thomas Munro}} Sir Hugh Thomas Munro, {{named-after|en|Sir Hugh Thomas Munro|nat=Scottish|occ=mountaineer|wplink=Hugh Munro}} Named after Scottish mountaineer Sir Hugh Thomas Munro Head templates: {{en-proper noun|es|s}} Munro (plural Munroes or Munros)
  1. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic, variant of Monroe
    Sense id: en-Munro-en-name-6gzU~otD Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22

Noun

Forms: Munros [plural]
Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic * (mountains): Named after Scottish mountaineer Sir Hugh Thomas Munro. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|gd|-}} Scottish Gaelic, {{sense|mountains}} (mountains):, {{named-after/list|mountaineer||||}} mountaineer, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Sir Hugh Thomas Munro}} Sir Hugh Thomas Munro, {{named-after|en|Sir Hugh Thomas Munro|nat=Scottish|occ=mountaineer|wplink=Hugh Munro}} Named after Scottish mountaineer Sir Hugh Thomas Munro Head templates: {{en-noun}} Munro (plural Munros)
  1. (British) Any Scottish mountain having a height of more than 3,000 feet; named after Sir Hugh Thomas Munro, Scottish mountaineer Tags: British Derived forms: Munro bagger, Munroist Related terms: one-thousander, three-thousander
    Sense id: en-Munro-en-noun-3hNy~ILX Categories (other): British English

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