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Inverness-shire

British  
/ -ʃə, ˌɪnvəˈnɛsˌʃɪə /

noun

  1. (until 1975) a county of NW 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 company already owns two Scottish estates, Bunloit in Inverness-shire and Beldorney in Aberdeenshire, where work is being carried out to restore the natural environment.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2023

An Inverness-shire man has been named the world's best porridge maker for the second time in three years.

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2013

Photograph: Londonfieldworks Taking Inverness-shire as its backdrop, this arts festival draws inspiration from the geological fissure that runs through the area.

From The Guardian • Sep. 17, 2010

Sir John was born in Glasgow, but both his mother and first wife were both from Inverness-shire.

From BBC • May 12, 2010

William and Charles Grant were the sons of a farmer in Inverness-shire, whom a sudden flood stript of every thing, even to the very soil which he tilled.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 by Various

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