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Caithness

American  
[keyth-nes, keyth-nes] / ˈkeɪθ nɛs, keɪθˈnɛs /

noun

  1. a historic county in NE Scotland.


Caithness British  
/ keɪθˈnɛs, ˈkeɪθnɛs /

noun

  1. (until 1975) a county of NE Scotland, now part of Highland

"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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The Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross constituency has seen the most closures, with 30 banks shutting their doors in a decade.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026

Cables on pylons would carry the electricity from Caithness to Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, where it will link to a planned subsea cable running to Lincolnshire in the East Midlands.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

Eann Sinclair, Highlands and Islands Enterprise area manager for Caithness and Sutherland, said the route had achieved "recognition well beyond most people's expectations".

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

In the Highlands, forecasters warned "blizzard conditions are possible", especially in the far northern regions of Sutherland and Caithness.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2024

Tradition tells that this saint was a contemporary of the former, and preached the Gospel in Caithness.

From A Calendar of Scottish Saints by Barrett, Michael

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