lachlan

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Определение lachlan в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

A male given name used in Scotland, recently also popular in Australia

used in Scotland, recently also popular in Australia

Coupled with the prefix Mac (son of), to form the surname "MacLachlan"

Связанные Термины

Lachlan Macquarie

born Jan. 31, 1761, Ulva, Argyllshire, Scot. died July 1, 1824, London, Eng. British soldier and colonial governor. He served with the British army in North America, Europe, the West Indies, and India; in 1809 he was appointed governor of New South Wales, Australia, where he replaced the corrupt military corps that had overthrown the previous governor, William Bligh. He began a program of public works construction and town planning that gave opportunities to Emancipists (freed convicts), established the colony's currency, and encouraged exploration and settlement. His policy favouring Emancipist agriculture angered the large landowners and sheep farmers (Exclusionists), and he was recalled in 1821

Lachlan River

Chief tributary of the Murrumbidgee River, central New South Wales, Australia. Rising in the Great Dividing Range, it flows northwest and turns southwest, joining the Murrumbidgee after a course of 930 mi (1,500 km). Though usually perennial, it may run dry in severe drought years. It was explored in 1815 by George W. Evans and was named after Lachlan Macquarie, governor of New South Wales

Расстановка переносов

Lach·lan

Турецкое произношение

läklın

Произношение

/ˈlaklən/ /ˈlæklən/

Этимология

() Scottish Gaelic lachlann, lochlann "land of the lochs, loch or fjord land, i.e. Scandinavia", said to refer to an immigrant from Norway, a Norseman.