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west highland white terrier

west high·land white ter·ri·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [west hahy-luh nd hwahyt, wahyt ter-ee-er]
    • /wɛst ˈhaɪ lənd ʰwaɪt, waɪt ˈtɛr i ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [west hahy-luh nd hwahyt, wahyt ter-ee-er]
    • /wɛst ˈhaɪ lənd ʰwaɪt, waɪt ˈtɛr i ər/

Definitions of west highland white terrier words

  • noun west highland white terrier one of a Scottish breed of small compact terriers having a white coat, erect ears and tail, originally developed as a hunting dog for small game. 1
  • noun west highland white terrier a small pure white terrier having a hard straight coat and erect ears and tail 0
  • noun west highland white terrier any of a breed of small terrier with a pure white coat, short legs, and erect ears, prob. originating as a cairn terrier of the western Highlands of Scotland 0

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Origin of west highland white terrier

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05

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Parts of speech for West highland white terrier

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west highland white terrier popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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