# Lanark

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈlanəɹk/ · frequency rank #56,859

## Definitions
1. A town in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland, which was the county town of the historic county of Lanarkshire (OS grid ref NS8843).
2. A place in the United States:
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8. A community and former village in Lanark Highlands township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
9. Ellipsis of County of Lanark or Lanarkshire: a county of Scotland.

## Etymology
From Cumbric *lannerch (“a glade”), compare Welsh llannerch (“glade, clearing”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lanark