corrie
see also: Corrie
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /kɒɹi/
Noun

corrie (plural corries)

  1. A bowl-shaped geographical feature formed by glaciation.
    • 1810, Walter Scott, The Lady of the Lake; a Poem, Edinburgh: Printed [by James Ballantyne and Co.] for John Ballantyne and Co.; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, and William Miller, OCLC 6632529 ↗, (please specify the canto number)(please specify the stanza number):
      Fleet foot on the corrie.
Synonyms Translations
Corrie
Proper noun
  1. Surname
  2. A male given name.
Proper noun
  1. A female given name, or borrowed from the Dutch pet form of Cornelia.
Proper noun
  1. (British, informal) Abbreviation of Coronation Street}, a soap opera.
    • 1989 May 20, Stephen Silk, “Campus: All change for housing”, The Times, page 34:
      It all seems to take place in the hiatus between Neighbours and “Brookie”, “Corrie” or EastEnders.



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