Kinross-shire

/ (kɪnˈrɒsˌʃɪə, -ʃə) /

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

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Words nearby Kinross-shire

Kinnock, kino, kinocilium, kino gum, Kinross, Kinross-shire, kin selection, Kinsella, Kinsey, Kinsey, Alfred, kinsfolk

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Example sentences from the Web for Kinross-shire

Yes, they left out Tom Bombadil and the Scouring of the Shire.
George R.R. Martin's Top 10 Fantasy Films|George R.R. Martin|April 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST
How long it would be, even in the most favourable chance, before she should again enter the shire-hall!
Ruth|Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
He is once more upon Yorkshire ground; his horse's hoof beats once more the soil of that noble shire.
Rookwood|William Harrison Ainsworth
Stamford, and the tongue of Lincoln's fenny shire, upon which it is situated, were passed almost in a breath.
Rookwood|William Harrison Ainsworth

A quiet, staunch, useful man in shire and church and all the relations of life, and "as good as they make 'em."
Thirty Years in Australia|Ada Cambridge
In 1774 he was chosen knight of the shire for Berkshire, and his conduct in parliament was perfectly independent.
The Book of Curiosities|I. Platts

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