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nounEnglish linguist who contributed to linguistic semantics and to prosodic phonology and who was noted for his insistence on studying both sound and meaning in context (1890-1960)
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nouna long narrow estuary (especially in Scotland)type of:
Definition that contains firth
- forth a river in southern Scotland that flows eastward to the Firth of Forth
- clyde a river in western Scotland that flows from the southern uplands into the Firth of Clyde; navigable by oceangoing vessels as far as Glasgow
- edinburgh the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
- caledonian canal a canal in northern Scotland that links North Sea with the Atlantic Ocean; runs diagonally between Moray Firth at the northeastern end and Loch Linnhe at the southwestern end; now little used
- antonine wall a fortification 37 miles long across the narrowest part of southern Scotland (between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde); built in 140 to mark the frontier of the Roman province of Britain
- gnaeus julius agricola Roman general who was governor of Britain and extended Roman rule north to the Firth of Forth (37-93)
- firth of clyde a firth on the southwestern coast of Scotland emptying into the North Channel
- lothian region a district in southeast central Scotland (south side of the Firth of Forth) and the location of Edinburgh
- firth of forth a large firth on the east coast of Scotland and the estuary of the Forth River; location of Edinburgh
- agricola Roman general who was governor of Britain and extended Roman rule north to the Firth of Forth (37-93)