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Lothian

[ loh-thee-uhn ]

/ ˈloʊ ði ən /

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noun

a region in E Scotland. 700 sq. mi. (1,813 sq. km).

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Words nearby Lothian

Lot-et-Garonne, loth, Lothair I, Lothair II, Lothario, Lothian, Lothian Region, Lothians, lothly, Lothringen, loti

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It took him some time to capture Berwick, and during the siege Wallace contrived to leave Lothian bare of inhabitants and of food.
Battles of English History|H. B. (Hereford Brooke) George
Very nearly the same results will be brought out, if we calculate the necessary reductions on the rents of the Mid-Lothian farms.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 67, No. 411, January 1850|Various
We have heard it trumpeted abroad that certain farms in East Lothian were let during the course of last year at an advance.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 67, No. 411, January 1850|Various
This read, he called for John Knox, who had waited upon him carefully from the time he came to Lothian.
The History of the Reformation of Religion in Scotland|John Knox

The most part of Lothian, from Edinburgh east, was either assured or laid waste.
The History of the Reformation of Religion in Scotland|John Knox

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