Holyrood

== English == === Alternative forms === Holy Rood === Etymology === From Middle English Holy Rood, Holyrode, holy-rode, holy roode, hali rode, halgorode, equivalent to holy +‎ rood (“crucifix, cross”). The town in Newfoundland is named after a location near Crewkerne, Somerset. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhɒl.i.ɹuːd/ Hyphenation: Hol‧y‧rood Rhymes: -ɒliɹuːd === Proper noun === Holyrood An area of Edinburgh, Scotland, the home of the Scottish Parliament. (UK politics, by extension, metonymic) The Scottish Parliament. A place in Canada: A neighbourhood in south-east Edmonton, Alberta. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador. A community in Huron-Kinloss township, Bruce County, Ontario. A minor city in Ellsworth County, Kansas, United States. (Christianity) Alternative form of Holy Rood: the True Cross of Jesus.