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

They married within weeks of meeting in 1970 and he became step-father to her son James, who was at the time heir to the Grant-Suttie Baronetcy of Balgone in East Lothian, a role he later inherited.

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Last year he managed to win twice, with the Scottish Open victory at The Renaissance Club in East Lothian the standout.

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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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