name · noun · 25 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/bælˈmɒɹəl/
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Scotland:[baɫˈmɔɹɫ̩]
rhymes with -ɒɹəl
CMU ARPABET:B AE0 L M AO1 R AH0 L
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Meaning 1
A castle and associated estate in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, that is a private residence of the British sovereign (OS grid ref NO2595).
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Meaning 2
A suburb of Galashiels, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT4836).
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Meaning 3
A suburban area in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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Meaning 4
Other places elsewhere in the world:
A place in Canada:
A settlement in the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, British Columbia.
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Meaning 5
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A place in Canada:
A community in the Rural Municipality of Rockwood, Manitoba.
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Meaning 6
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A place in Canada:
A community in Bois-Joli village, Restigouche County, New Brunswick.
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Meaning 7
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A place in Canada:
A parish in Restigouche County, New Brunswick.
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Meaning 8
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A place in Canada:
A community in Haldimand County, Ontario.
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Meaning 9
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A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Tensas Parish, Louisiana.
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Meaning 10
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A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Frederick County, Maryland.
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Meaning 11
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A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Hamilton County, Tennessee.
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Meaning 12
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A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in the town of Eagle, Richland County, Wisconsin.
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Meaning 13
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A town in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.
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Meaning 14
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A place in Australia:
A locality in Mosman council area, Sydney, New South Wales.
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Meaning 15
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A place in Australia:
A suburb of Newcastle in the Lake Macquarie council area, New South Wales, Australia.
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Meaning 16
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A place in Australia:
A locality in the Wingecarribee council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
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Meaning 17
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A place in Australia:
A suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland.
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Meaning 18
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A place in Australia:
A settlement in the Shire of Southern Grampians, Victoria.
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Meaning 19
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A suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.
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Meaning 20
A Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume but no brim; a blue bonnet.
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Meaning 21
A heavy walking shoe.
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Meaning 22
An Oxford shoe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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Meaning 23
A figured woollen petticoat.
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Meaning 24
a brimless dark blue Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume on one side
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: cap
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Meaning 25
a sturdy laced walking shoe
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: shoe
History
Etymology
Castle name first appears in writing as Bouchmorale in 1451. Formed from a combination of Old Irish both (“hut, bothy, cot; cabin”) and an uncertain second element. The second element may be Pictish, equivalent to Welsh mawr (“large”) + Welsh iâl (“pastureland”).
From Irish Baile Mhóireil, baile + mór, from Old Irish mór (“big, great”)).