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Nairn

American  
[nairn] / nɛərn /

noun

  1. a historic county in N Scotland.


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Ewing, independent MSP for Inverness and Nairn, told BBC Scotland News there were local concerns around the use of Cameron Barracks.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

Police are searching for the driver of a car that crashed off a road into the River Nairn in the Highlands.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

Nairn, 49, is best known for playing Hodor – the guileless servant of House Stark - in HBO's fantasy drama.

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2025

Mr Nairn, who has never had a hole-in-one before, was the first to do so on the day, and was "overjoyed".

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2024

He admired Jessie, and he liked Nairn and his wife; but they belonged to the city, which he was on the whole glad to leave behind.

From The Protector by Bindloss, Harold