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Kilmarnock

American  
[kil-mahr-nuhk] / kɪlˈmɑr nək /

noun

  1. Official Name Kilmarnock and Loudon.  an administrative district in the Strathclyde region, in SW Scotland.

  2. a city in this district, SW of Glasgow.


Kilmarnock British  
/ kɪlˈmɑːnək /

noun

  1. a town in SW Scotland, the administrative centre of East Ayrshire: associations with Robert Burns; engineering and textile industries; whisky blending. Pop: 43 588 (2001)

"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 young man who impressed at Kilmarnock in the latter months of the season came on as a substitute for the injured Billy Gilmour just before the break.

From BBC May 30, 2026

McInnes finished ninth with Kilmarnock last season, two places below Hearts.

From BBC May 15, 2026

We met him at the firm's Kilmarnock branch.

From BBC May 4, 2026

It came after he had been referred to paediatricians at Crosshouse hospital near his home in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire.

From BBC Apr. 16, 2026

The valves were all of standard design, faced with gun-metal, and were supplied by Messrs. Glenfield and Kennedy, Limited, of Kilmarnock, Scotland.

From ASCE 1193: The Water-Works and Sewerage of Monterrey, N. L., Mexico The 4th article from the June, 1911, Volume LXXII, Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Paper No. 1193, Feb. 1, 1911. by Conway, George Robert Graham

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