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Kirkcaldy

American  
[ker-kawl-dee, -kaw-dee, -kah-] / kərˈkɔl di, -ˈkɔ di, -ˈkɑ- /

noun

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


Kirkcaldy British  
/ kɜːˈkɔːdɪ /

noun

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

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Hollye Kirkcaldy, a PhD researcher at the University of Bath, studies how extreme heat affects disabled people in the UK, and says these experiences are shared by many across the country.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Of Greenspan’s many speeches, one he was especially proud of was a tribute to the Scottish founder of modern economics, Adam Smith, delivered in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, in 2005.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

Dr Beth Upton and NHS Fife were taken to a tribunal by nurse Sandie Peggie after she was suspended over an incident in the female changing room in Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy.

From BBC Feb. 15, 2026

Reeves also confirmed £20m of investment for Inchgreen dry dock in Inverclyde, and a further £20m for the redevelopment of Kirkcaldy town centre and seafront, which is to begin next year.

From BBC Nov. 26, 2025

It suddenly occurred to him, in one of those lucid moments which the tipsiest man will occasionally have, that the cemetery of Kirkcaldy formed a short cut to his house.

From Friend Mac Donald by Max O'Rell

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