Roxburgh

[ roks-bur-oh, -buhr-oh or, especially British, -bruh ]

/ ˈrɒks bɜr oʊ, -bʌr oʊ or, especially British, -brə /

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noun

a historic county in SE Scotland.

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Also called Rox·burgh·shire

[roks-bur-oh-sheer, -sher, -buhr-, -bruh-]. /ˈrɒks bɜr oʊˌʃɪər, -ʃər, -bʌr-, -brə-/.

Words nearby Roxburgh

rowth, row vector, roxanne, Roxas, Roxas y Acuña, Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, Roy, royal, Royal Academy, Royal Air Force

How to use Roxburgh in a sentence

Roxburgh in his book points to the creation in 2005 of Russia Today, which is now known as RT.
Confessions of a Putin Spin Doctor|Eli Lake|March 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
According to Angus Roxburgh, a former BBC reporter who worked on the Ketchum Russia account between 2006 and 2009, not much.
Confessions of a Putin Spin Doctor|Eli Lake|March 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nonetheless, Roxburgh and Ketchum in this time period urged the Kremlin to open up more with western reporters in Moscow.
Confessions of a Putin Spin Doctor|Eli Lake|March 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In this period, Roxburgh said Ketchum was receiving $1 million a month to provide PR consulting to Russia.
Confessions of a Putin Spin Doctor|Eli Lake|March 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Bruce agreed to raise no new fortresses132 within the counties of Berwick, Roxburgh, and Dumfries.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
I wish they were not coming here all the same, for I know they will be disappointed; and Roxburgh is not a place to be poor in.
Salome|Emma Marshall
It had given Roxburgh its fame; and now, being out of repute, was cast aside and renounced.
Salome|Emma Marshall
Roxburgh mentions one, punusa, but Piddington does not admit it into his Index.
Origin of Cultivated Plants|Alphonse De Candolle
Roxburgh had seen it in the forests of Chittagong,1533 in the form of Musa sapientum.
Origin of Cultivated Plants|Alphonse De Candolle