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

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2025

Richard Darke, a spokesman for Edinburgh and Lothians Greenspace Trust, said it made about £50,000 a year from the scheme.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2024

The second son of the 14th Duke of Hamilton, Lord James was MP for Edinburgh West from 1974 to 1997 and a list MSP for the Lothians from 1999 to 2005.

From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2023

In the Lothians and Scottish Borders, the most frequent age range of victims was 13 to 18 years old.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2023

From the banks of the Tweed, the Teviot, and the Jed, with their tributaries, to beyond the Lothians, an incessant cry was raised against him to heaven and to the king.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 8 by Various

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