Holyrood

English Alternative forms en Holy Rood Etymology From en enm Holy Rood, enm Holyrode, enm holy-rode, enm holy roode, enm hali rode, enm halgorode, equivalent to en holy rood crucifix, cross. The town in Newfoundland is named after a location near en Crewkerne, Somerset. Pronunciation en /ˈhɒl.i.ɹuːd/ UK en Hol y rood en ɒliɹuːd 3 Proper noun en area city/Edinburgh cc/Scotland, the home of the Scottish Parliament. en UK politics by extension metonymically The Scottish Parliament. en 2020 December 16 Network News: Scotland set to snub Johnson's Union Connectivity Review RAIL 21 But Matheson has indicated that the Scottish Government will not be responding to the consultation because transport policy in Scotland is a matter for ministers at Holyrood and not at Westminster. en Severin Carrell; Libby Brooks Humza Yousaf elected leader of Scottish National party The Guardian 2023-03-27 https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/mar/27/humza-yousaf-elected-leader-scottish-national-party-snp 0261-3077 Yousaf is almost certain to be confirmed as Scotland’s next first minister in a nominal vote at Holyrood on Tuesday but now has to bridge those divides by bringing the SNP’s warring wings together. en place c/Canada: en neighbourhood in south-east city/Edmonton p/Alberta. en town region/Newfoundland p/Newfoundland and Labrador. en comm in twp:suf/Huron-Kinloss co/Bruce County p/Ontario. en minor city co/Ellsworth County s/Kansas c/USA. en Christianity en Holy Rood: the True Cross of Jesus. en metonyms