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Leith

American  
[leeth] / liθ /

noun

  1. a seaport in SE Scotland, on the Firth of Forth: now part of Edinburgh.


Leith British  
/ liːθ /

noun

  1. a port in SE Scotland, on the Firth of Forth: part of Edinburgh since 1920

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"It's fluctuating, and it's been hard the last couple of years," says Vinny Rosario, founder of Moonwake Beer Co. in Leith.

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The HMY Britannia is currently docked at Leith in Edinburgh and has become a tourist attraction.

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In north east Scotland the trust has nine sites, six of which were largely affected during the storms - Crathes, Drum, Craigievar, Fyvie, Leith Hall and Castle Fraser.

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Mr Mountford-Myles, who is studying for an MA in analytics, said the feedback he had received from judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith changed the way he handled criticism.

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Any proposed tram line will have to cross the Water of Leith - a 13-mile river that cuts across Edinburgh.

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