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Banffshire

British  
/ ˈbæmfˌʃɪə, -ʃə /

noun

  1. (until 1975) a county of NE Scotland: formerly (1975–96) part of Grampian region, now part of Aberdeenshire

"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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Bain, BDMLR's local area co-ordinator for Moray and Banffshire, said it has been an amazing opportunity for people to see the rare visitor.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

He was recently invited to a special festive service at Aberdeen's St Machar's Cathedral by Andrew Simpson, the lord lieutenant of Banffshire.

From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2024

Records detailing compensation paid by the British government to slave owners after slavery was abolished mention Gen Sir James Duff, an army officer and MP for Banffshire.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2013

Up for sale and advertised in the New York Times was Glenfiddich, the famed, fabulous, 31,000-acre Banffshire estate of the Duke of Richmond and Gordon, whose family once owned more than a quarter-million British acres.

From Time Magazine Archive

BANFF, a royal, municipal and police burgh, seaport and capital of Banffshire, Scotland.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various

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