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Strathspey meaning

  1. A Scottish dance with gliding steps, slower than a reel.
  2. A piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance.

Using Strathspey

  • The main meaning on this page is: A Scottish dance with gliding steps, slower than a reel. | A piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance.
  • In the example corpus, strathspey often appears in combinations such as: strathspey thistle, and strathspey, beat strathspey.

Context around Strathspey

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 10 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

beat 1× battling 1× defeat 1× play 1× face 1×

Often after:

thistle 8× bringing 1× constituency 1× heritage 1× members 1× steam 1× won 1×

Sentence patterns with Strathspey

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a battling strathspey thistle 1× badenoch and strathspey 1× badenoch and strathspey and a 1× badenoch and strathspey constituency which 1× badenoch and strathspey for the 1× badenoch and strathspey members bill 1× easter at strathspey steam railway 1× encounter with strathspey thistle 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

alan pollock returns 1× at the weekend 1× blustery conditions made 1× boundary changes mean 1× brora rangers also 1× donnie macrae hit 1×

Common sentence endings:

breedon highland league 2× badenoch and strathspey 1× battling strathspey thistle 1× in the comeback 1× in two minutes 1× north lodge park 1×

Words around Strathspey

Just before it in the word index:

strathroy 6 strathnaver 2 strathmore 40 strathmartine 3 strathglass 5 strathfoyle 2

Just after it in the word index:

strathy 6 stratification 46 stratifications 3 stratified 58 stratifiers 3 stratiform 15

Similar in corpus frequency:

aare 28 abhor 28 abscesses 28 abul 28 academicians 28 accusatory 28

Corpus analysis for Strathspey

  • In this selection, "strathspey" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, beat, battling, defeat, thistle, bringing and constituency stand out and add context to how "strathspey" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a battling strathspey thistle and badenoch and strathspey. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "strathspey" sits close to words such as aare, abhor and abscesses, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with strathspey

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Easter at Strathspey steam railway. (5 words)

However, he says the response in the second half against Strathspey was fantastic. (13 words)

Alan Pollock returns for Nairn County’s Station Park encounter with Strathspey Thistle. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Boundary changes mean the seat will also now be known as Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey, bringing in eastern areas of the Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey constituency which has been held by the SNP since 2015. (37 words)

Monday’s Highland League Weekly brings you special coverage of the North of Scotland Cup final between Clachnacuddin and Brora Rangers, plus league highlights from the Rothes v Strathspey Thistle basement battle. (32 words)

The notice of motion to go before the full meeting of Highland Council in Inverness tomorrow has been brought by Badenoch and Strathspey members Bill Lobban (Independent) and Russell Jones (Independent). (31 words)

Example sentences (20)

Boundary changes mean the seat will also now be known as Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey, bringing in eastern areas of the Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey constituency which has been held by the SNP since 2015.

Donnie MacRae hit a hat-trick as far-travelled Lewis sailed from Stornoway to beat Strathspey 8-0 at Grantown in the North Second Division.

Formartine United picked up their first win of the season with a 4-0 success against Strathspey Thistle at North Lodge Park.

Forres Mechanics manager Steven MacDonald was delighted after his side began their Breedon Highland League campaign with a 2-1 win over a battling Strathspey Thistle.

From centuries past to modern day numerous authors have found their way from inspiration in Badenoch and Strathspey.

He selected a meeting of the south planning committee – which covers Badenoch and Strathspey – and a single appendix which ran to 123 pages.

However, he says the response in the second half against Strathspey was fantastic.

That accident also stopped Wick Academy travelling to Grantown-on-Spey to take on Strathspey Thistle in the Breedon Highland League.

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The calendar of services was thrown into turmoil following a collision on the Strathspey heritage line involving the Flying Scotsman on September 28.

The notice of motion to go before the full meeting of Highland Council in Inverness tomorrow has been brought by Badenoch and Strathspey members Bill Lobban (Independent) and Russell Jones (Independent).

Alan Pollock returns for Nairn County’s Station Park encounter with Strathspey Thistle.

At the weekend, Deveronvale came from 2-0 down to defeat Strathspey Thistle 3-2 with half-time subs Adam Reid and Matthew Petermann performing starring roles in the comeback.

Brora Rangers also won 5-0 against Turriff and they will be expected to land another win when they make the journey to Grantown to play Strathspey.

Monday’s Highland League Weekly brings you special coverage of the North of Scotland Cup final between Clachnacuddin and Brora Rangers, plus league highlights from the Rothes v Strathspey Thistle basement battle.

Mr Hendry said: “It has been an absolute joy to serve the people of Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey for the past nine years.

Strathspey Thistle manager Ryan Esson guided his side to an emphatic win against Rothes in the Breedon Highland League.

United face Strathspey Thistle at the Haughs this afternoon with only three places and three points separating 15th-placed Turra and the Grantown Jags, who are bottom.

Placing well in each of the four disciplines, some of John’s highlights were taking second in the Strathspey and Reel, then first in the full piobaireachd.

Easter at Strathspey steam railway.

Blustery conditions made it difficult for both teams and Strathspey won the game with two goals in two minutes.

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Common combinations with strathspey

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "strathspey" in a sentence?
An example: "Boundary changes mean the seat will also now be known as Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey, bringing in eastern areas of the Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey constituency which has been held by the SNP since 2015." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "strathspey" from authentic English texts.
What does "strathspey" mean?
Strathspey means: A Scottish dance with gliding steps, slower than a reel.
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