"Nithsdale" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From the River Nith + -s- + dale Etymology templates: {{wp}}, {{af|en|Nith|-s-|dale}} Nith + -s- + dale Head templates: {{en-prop}} Nithsdale
  1. The valley of the River Nith in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland. Categories (place): Places in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, Places in Scotland, Valleys Synonyms: Strathnith, strathnith, Stranith, stranith, Strani, strani
    Sense id: en-Nithsdale-en-name-rkz2lli3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms interfixed with -s- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 99 1 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 98 2 Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -s-: 94 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: Nithsdales [plural]
Etymology: From the Jacobite Earl of Nithsdale who escaped from the Tower in women's clothes brought in by his wife, in 1716. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Nithsdale (plural Nithsdales)
  1. A hood that can be drawn over the face.
    Sense id: en-Nithsdale-en-noun-Ne27xy15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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