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Kinross-shire

British  
/ kɪnˈrɒsˌʃɪə, -ʃə /

noun

  1. a former county of E central Scotland: became part of Tayside region in 1975 and part of Perth and Kinross in 1996

"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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He's standing in the new constituency of Perth and Kinross-shire, which replaces his old seat, where he'll face the SNP's longest-serving MP, Pete Wishart.

From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2024

It's been 13 years since a Scottish act has closed the main stage on any night at Balado in Kinross-shire.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2014

Before that, the Stone Roses were one of his first bookings as a student entertainments officer, and they're back again this week at the Kinross-shire festival.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2012

The brewers' George Kyle keeps busy over the Balado weekend with corporate hospitality, and also talks of the competitions being run in Canada offering to bring people to Kinross-shire as part of a Scottish holiday.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2012

Of the rivers the Eden is the longest; formed on the borders of Kinross-shire by the confluence of Beattie Burn and Carmore Burn, it pursues a wandering course for 25 m.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various

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