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Gretna

American  
[gret-nuh] / ˈgrɛt nə /

noun

  1. a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.


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The A75 between Gretna and Stranraer and is the main route across Dumfries and Galloway going to and from the ferry ports at Cairnryan.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2024

Rory Stewart, an MP over the border, even helped build a cairn near Gretna to promote “mutual respect and affection”.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2024

Esmail’s family said she often traveled back and forth between the West Bank and the U.S., where she managed a family-owned grocery store in Gretna and worked as a tutor at a nearby high school.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2024

Esmail’s family said she often traveled back and forth between West Bank and the U.S., where she managed a family-owned grocery store in Gretna and worked as a tutor at a nearby high school.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2024

Though so loving, such another Artless bride was never seen, Coachee thinks that she's his mother —Till they get to Gretna Green.

From A Selection from the Works of Frederick Locker by Locker-Lampson, Hannah Jane