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

firth

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/fɜːθ/
 
/fɜːrθ/
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  1. (especially in Scottish place names) a narrow area of the sea that runs a long way into the land, or a part of a river where it flows into the sea
    • the Moray Firth
    • the Firth of Clyde
    Topics Geographyc2
    Word OriginMiddle English (originally Scots), from Old Norse fjǫrthr. Compare with fjord.
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