"machair" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: machairs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic machair. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|gd|machair}} Scottish Gaelic machair Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} machair (countable and uncountable, plural machairs)
  1. (geology) A type of calcareous sandy terrain formed mostly from seashells, found by the coast in areas of Scotland and Ireland. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-machair-en-noun-HM8QrFCp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 39 6 8 5 5 38 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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