Munro

See also: munro

English

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic

• (mountains): Named after Scottish mountaineer Sir Hugh Thomas Munro.

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Proper noun

Munro (plural Munroes or Munros)

1. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic, variant of Monroe

Noun

Munro (plural Munros)

1. (British) Any Scottish mountain having a height of more than 3,000 feet; named after Sir Hugh Thomas Munro, Scottish mountaineer

Derived terms

• Munro bagger
• Munroist

 

See also

• one-thousander
• three-thousander

 

Anagrams

• mourn