Midlothian

American  

[mid-loh-thee-uhn, mid-loh-thee-uhn] / mɪdˈloʊ ði ən, mɪdˈloʊ θi ən /

noun

1. Formerly Edinburgh.  a historic county in SE Scotland.

2. a town in NE Illinois.

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Midlothian British  

/ mɪdˈləʊðɪən /

noun

1. a council area of SE central Scotland: the historical county of Midlothian (including Edinburgh) became part of Lothian region in 1975; separate unitary authorities were created for Midlothian and City of Edinburgh in 1996; mainly agricultural. Administrative centre: Dalkeith. Pop: 79 710 (2003 est). Area: 356 sq km (137 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Rangers were sitting eighth in the Scottish Premiership, 11 points behind leaders Heart of Midlothian, and had failed to qualify for the league phase of the Champions League when former Southampton boss Martin was axed.

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The boss of Midlothian would get a rise of £30,000 and Stirling would get £24,000.

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Heart of Midlothian remain unbeaten at the top of the Scottish Premiership but have dropped points in two of their past three outings.

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Ms Laing met us at a more modest but still fairly large landholding – Preston Hall Farm in Midlothian to demonstrate her point – that big can in fact be good.

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Heart of Midlothian captain Lawrence Shankland has been recalled to the Scotland squad for the pivotal World Cup qualifiers against Greece and Denmark later this month.

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