Kirkcaldy

[ ker-kawl-dee, -kaw-dee, -kah- ]

/ kərˈkɔl di, -ˈkɔ di, -ˈkɑ- /

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noun

a city in SE Fife, in E Scotland, on the Firth of Forth.

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Words nearby Kirkcaldy

Kirin, Kirinyaga, Kiritimati, kirk, Kirkby, Kirkcaldy, Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Kirke, Kirkenes, Kirkland

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How to use Kirkcaldy in a sentence

About six in the morning the Kirkcaldy coach came speeding past, the coachman making the air ring with a shrill trumpet blast.
Friend Mac Donald|Max O'Rell
Kirkcaldy now wrote to Cecil, without date, but probably on June 21, and with the signature “Zours as ye knaw.”
John Knox and the Reformation|Andrew Lang
Next Sunday he preached about his eternal Ahab, and Kirkcaldy was offended by the historical parallel.
John Knox and the Reformation|Andrew Lang
He sent a message to Kirkcaldy bidding him repent, or the threatenings should fall on him and the Castle.
John Knox and the Reformation|Andrew Lang

For his wages, he spoiled Kinghorn, Kirkcaldy, and as much of Dysart as he might.
The History of the Reformation of Religion in Scotland|John Knox

British Dictionary definitions for Kirkcaldy

Kirkcaldy

/ (kɜːˈkɔːdɪ) /

noun

a port in E Scotland, in SE Fife on the Firth of Forth. Pop: 46 912 (2001)

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