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East Lothian

American  
[loh-thee-uhn] / ˈloʊ ði ən /

noun

  1. a historic county in southeastern Scotland.


East Lothian British  

noun

  1. a council area and historical county of E central Scotland, on the Firth of Forth and the North Sea: part of Lothian region from 1975 to 1996: chiefly agricultural. Administrative centre: Haddington. Pop: 91 090 (2003 est). Area: 678 sq km (262 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Some residents claim East Lothian Council ignored a petition with 7,000 signatures on a "technicality," while an initial consultation attracted hundreds of objections.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

He criticised East Lothian Council for its lack of engagement with the community.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

After studying mechanical engineering at Strathclyde University, her first graduate job was with EDF, at Torness nuclear power station in East Lothian.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

The project is about half the size of the proposed development at Berwick Bank, off East Lothian, which could become the world's largest offshore wind farm.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

On December 14, 1756, the celebrated tragedy of Douglas, written by John Home, minister of Athelstaneford, in East Lothian, was acted in Edinburgh.

From Chronicles of Strathearn by Macdougall, W. B.

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