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Caithness

American  
[keyth-nes, keyth-nes] / ˈkeɪθ nɛs, keɪθˈnɛs /

noun

  1. a historic county in NE Scotland.


Caithness British  
/ keɪθˈnɛs, ˈkeɪθnɛs /

noun

  1. (until 1975) a county of NE Scotland, now part of Highland

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It is understood US military aircraft landed at small civilian airports in Wick in Caithness and Benbecula in the Western Isles during the operation on 7 January.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

In 2020 Gail Ross, the SNP's MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, announced that she would not seek re-election as she wanted to watch her son grow up.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025

In the Highlands, forecasters warned "blizzard conditions are possible", especially in the far northern regions of Sutherland and Caithness.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2024

The legislation, which was passed 10 years ago, created 30 marine protected areas around Scotland - including around the Summer Isles and the cliffs of east Caithness.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2024

In 1678 he married the widowed countess of Caithness, an economical step which saved him the alimentary provision of 12,000 merks a year he had covenanted to pay.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various

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