Kirkcudbrightshire

/ (kɜːˈkuːbrɪˌʃɪə, -ʃə) /


noun
  1. a former county of SW Scotland, part of Dumfries and Galloway since 1975

Words Nearby Kirkcudbrightshire

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

How to use Kirkcudbrightshire in a sentence

  • Next turns up in Scotland, assistant to a doctor there; name Mair, locality Kirkcudbrightshire.

    Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry Wood
  • A Kirkcudbrightshire tale represents a child as once left in charge of a tailor, who “commenced a discourse” with him.

    The Science of Fairy Tales | Edwin Sidney Hartland
  • He held his new position for eight years, and then his health required him to retire to his estate in Kirkcudbrightshire.

    Makers of Electricity | Brother Potamian
  • It is locally common in Clydesdale, and has also been reported from Kirkcudbrightshire, and Perthshire.

  • In Scotland this is generally a very rare butterfly, but has latterly been abundant in Dumfriesshire and Kirkcudbrightshire.

    British Butterfiles | W. S. Coleman