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Definition of corrie noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

corrie

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/ˈkɒri/
 
/ˈkɔːri/
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  1. a round hollow area in the side of a mountain, especially in Scotland see also cirque, cwmTopics Geographyc2
    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Scottish Gaelic and Irish coire ‘cauldron, hollow’.
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