Linlithgow
Britishnoun
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a town in SE Scotland, in West Lothian: ruined palace, residence of Scottish kings and birthplace of Mary, Queen of Scots. Pop: 13 370 (2001)
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the former name of West Lothian
Example Sentences
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The safety work will limit services ScotRail can operate between Edinburgh and Glasgow, Bathgate, Linlithgow, Stirling, and Inverness.
From BBC • Jan. 28, 2024
The weather outside is lovely, which is a change to when the 2019 squad was announced at a dreich Linlithgow Palace.
From BBC • Aug. 16, 2023
Prof Ailsa Henderson - one of the boundary commissioners - pointed out that Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross currently has almost 47,000 voters - while Linlithgow and East Falkirk has 88,000.
From BBC • Oct. 14, 2021
He’d told a gathering of journalists in a Linlithgow pub, he was “no saint”; during his trial, Salmond’s lawyer admitted his client “could have been a better man.”
From Washington Post • Jun. 1, 2021
Little she knew, in her innocent cradle at Linlithgow, of the crown waiting her head or the kingdom that was ruled in her name.
From Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands by Butterworth, Hezekiah
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