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Berwickshire

British  
/ ˈbɛrɪkˌʃɪə, -ʃə /

noun

  1. (until 1975) a county of SE Scotland: part of the Borders region from 1975 to 1996, now part of Scottish Borders council area

"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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When the Polish soldiers were demobilised Wojtek lived in Berwickshire in Scotland before being taken to Edinburgh Zoo where he eventually died in 1963.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2024

After being first elected to parliament in 1974 representing Berwickshire & East Lothian at the age of 29, he lost the seat just eight months later when Labour's Harold Wilson called a snap election.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2024

The research was conducted around five shipwrecks off the Berwickshire coast, which are all thought to have sunk in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

From Science Daily • Nov. 23, 2023

The trade minister, Penny Mordaunt, has the backing of the MP for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk, John Lamont - who until recently was a parliamentary aide to the foreign secretary, Liz Truss.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2022

He studied medicine, but found it not to his liking and turned instead to farming, which he followed in a relaxed and scientific way on the family estate in Berwickshire.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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