East Lothian

[loh-thee-uhn]

noun

1. a historic county in southeastern Scotland.

East Lothian

noun

1. a council area and historical county of E central Scotland, on the Firth of Forth and the North Sea: part of Lothian region from 1975 to 1996: chiefly agricultural. Administrative centre: Haddington. Pop: 91 090 (2003 est). Area: 678 sq km (262 sq miles)

Example Sentences

The Met Office says the coasts of East Lothian, Fife and the Moray Firth receive less than 700mm of rainfall in an average year, in contrast to the western Scottish Highlands where the annual total exceeds 4,000mm.

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The route followed the east coast through Berwickshire, the Borders and East Lothian before reaching the finish at the Ross Bandstand in Edinburgh's Princes Street Gardens.

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At one point, while she was passing a golf course near Gullane in East Lothian, Anna spotted a man lying on his back and went to check on him.

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Brian, who lives in Prestonpans in East Lothian, told BBC Scotland News how he was "anxious and nervous" at the thought of the operation.

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The following week, East Lothian Council said children in two of their primary schools with gender neutral toilets would be directed to use separate facilities in future.

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