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Lothians

American

[loh-thee-uhnz] / ˈloʊ ði ənz /

plural noun

The, three former counties in SW Scotland: East Lothian, Midlothian, West Lothian.

Lothians British

/ ˈləʊðɪənz /

plural noun

three historic counties of SE central Scotland (now council areas): East Lothian, West Lothian, and Midlothian (including Edinburgh)

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She was suspended by the SNP and dropped as a regional list candidate for Central Scotland and Lothians West in the Holyrood election.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

She had been due to stand as a regional list candidate in Central Scotland and Lothians West in next month's election.

From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026

Choudhury, who was born in Bangladesh, is chairman of the Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2025

Richard Darke, a spokesman for Edinburgh and Lothians Greenspace Trust, said it made about £50,000 a year from the scheme.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2024

Boethius records that in his time the inhabitants of Fife and the Lothians dug “a black stone,” which, when kindled, gave out a heat sufficient to melt iron.—Rev.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. by

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