Lothians

American

[loh-thee-uhnz] / ˈloʊ ði ənz /

plural noun

The, three former counties in SW Scotland: East Lothian, Midlothian, West Lothian.

Lothians British

/ ˈləʊðɪənz /

plural noun

three historic counties of SE central Scotland (now council areas): East Lothian, West Lothian, and Midlothian (including Edinburgh)

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A third yellow warning, running from 05:00 on Tuesday until midday, covering areas including the Lothians.

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He said early research shows most of the people were from the Lothians with one or two from the Scottish Highlands.

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Choudhury, who was born in Bangladesh, is chairman of the Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council.

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In his resignation letter, the Lothians MSP said: "Increasingly, decisions seem to be made by advisers who lack experience, while senior MSP colleagues are ignored."

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The Tree Time scheme is being run by Edinburgh and Lothians Greenspace Trust, in partnership with the council and Woodland Trust Scotland.

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