Kirkcaldy

American

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

noun

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

Kirkcaldy British

/ kɜːˈkɔːdɪ /

noun

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

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Kirkcaldy

Kirkcaldy said in some cases it can be "a trade-off that nobody should have to make between your health and whether you eat."

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

"Whether or not there is a contest, and we don't know yet whether anyone will choose to stand against Andy, there will be a process," the MP for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy told Today.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 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

The sport already faced extinction after the country's last track - Thornton Stadium in Kirkcaldy, Fife - closed last year.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026

It is an old place, and is a member of the Kirkcaldy district of parliamentary burghs.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023