Associations to the word «Gretna»

Wiktionary

GRETNA GREEN, proper noun. A village on the border between England and Scotland (just inside Scotland), famous for easy marriages.
GRETNA GREEN, noun. Any town with liberal marriage laws, a place where couples elope.
GRETNA GREEN, adjective. (of a marriage) carried out quickly and secretively in a jurisdiction that is not the bride or groom's own.
GRETNA GREENS, noun. Plural of Gretna Green

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