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)

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

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

The notes related to encounters the doctor had with Sandie Peggie, a nurse at the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025

Dr Elspeth Pitt told an employment tribunal Dr Beth Upton appeared pale and was "very shaken" when they met in a corridor at the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy at the end of their shift.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025

Ms Peggie and Dr Upton exchanged words on Christmas Eve 2023 after the nurse told the doctor they should not be in the same changing room at the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2025

"Weel, weel," cries Donald; "weel, weel, this is a fery puir show for Kirkcaldy!!!"

From Friend Mac Donald by O'Rell, Max

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