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Inverness

name · noun · 17 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Scotland: /ˈɪn.vəɹˌnɛs/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɪn.vəˌnɛs/
  • General-American: /ˈɪn.vɚˌnɛs/
  • CMU ARPABET: IH1 N V ER0 N EH2 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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Meaning 1

A city, the administrative centre of Highland council area, Scotland.

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Meaning 2

A rural locality in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia.

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Meaning 3

A rural community of Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Meaning 4

A municipality in Centre-du-Québec region, Quebec, Canada.

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Meaning 5

A community in the suburb of Stocksund near Stockholm, Sweden.

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Meaning 6

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Bullock County, Alabama.

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A number of places in the United States:

A former census-designated place and now a neighborhood in the city of Hoover, Shelby County, Alabama; a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama.

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A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Marin County, California.

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Meaning 9

A number of places in the United States:

A census-designated place in Arapahoe County, Colorado.

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Meaning 10

A number of places in the United States:

A city, the county seat of Citrus County, Florida.

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Meaning 11

A number of places in the United States:

A suburban village in Cook County, Illinois.

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Meaning 12

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Steuben County, Indiana.

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Meaning 13

A number of places in the United States:

A township in Cheboygan County, Michigan.

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Meaning 14

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Sunflower County, Mississippi.

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Meaning 15

A number of places in the United States:

A census-designated place in Hill County, Montana.

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Meaning 16

A type of overcoat constructed without sleeves and having a shoulder cape extending to the wrists. The best examples are quite heavy, made from Harris tweed; often associated with Sherlock Holmes.

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Meaning 17

A variation of this coat, the "coachman's cape": the shoulder cape does not extend around the back but is made of two segments, the length of each being sewn into the seam of the coat on either side.

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History

Etymology

From Inver- + Ness, from the River Ness.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Breton: Inbhir Nis — city in Scotland
  • Chinese Mandarin: 印威內斯 /印威内斯 — city in Scotland
  • Czech: Inverness — city in Scotland
  • Finnish: Inverness — city in Scotland
  • French: Inverness — city in Scotland
  • German: Inverness — city in Scotland
  • Irish: Inbhear Nis — city in Scotland
  • Italian: Inverness — city in Scotland
  • Japanese: インヴァネス — city in Scotland
  • Korean: 인버네스 (inbeoneseu) — city in Scotland
  • Lithuanian: Invernesas — city in Scotland
  • Manx: Inbhir Nis — city in Scotland
  • Marathi: इंव्हरनेस (iuvharnes) — city in Scotland
  • Portuguese: Inverness — city in Scotland
  • Russian: Инвернесс (Inverness) — city in Scotland
  • Scots: Innerness — city in Scotland
  • Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Nis — city in Scotland
  • Spanish: Inverness — city in Scotland
  • Ukrainian: Інвернесс (Inverness) — city in Scotland
  • Welsh: Inverness — city in Scotland
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