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Strathmore, from the Scottish Gaelic for large valley (see strath), can refer to a number of people, places in Scotland, or places named by Scottish emigrants.

Buildings

  • Strathmore (Killiney), a mansion in County Dublin, Ireland, and formerly the residence of the Canadian ambassador to Ireland
  • Strathmore Homestead, a homestead on the Strathmore Station, a pastoral lease in Queensland
  • Strathmore railway station, a railway station located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia

Organizations

  • Strathmore (D.J. Murray) Airport, an airport near Strathmore, Alberta, Canada
  • Strathmore F.C. (Arbroath), a former Scottish association football club based in the town of Arbroath
  • Strathmore F.C. (Dundee), a former Scottish association football club based in the city of Dundee
  • Strathmore Football Club, an Australian rules football club from Strathmore, Victoria, Australia
  • Strathmore (Maryland), an arts foundation in North Bethesda, Maryland
  • Strathmore School, a boys' school in Nairobi, Kenya
  • Strathmore University, a university in Nairobi, Kenya

People

Places

Australia

  • Strathmore, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • Strathmore Station, a pastoral lease in Queensland

Canada

New Zealand

  • Strathmore, New Zealand, a rural community east of Stratford, Taranaki
  • Strathmore Park — sometimes simply known as Strathmore — a suburb of Wellington, New Zealand

Scotland

United States

Ships

  • RMS Strathmore (1935–1969), British ship


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