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East Lothian

East Lothian proper noun: a council area of Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996, with its administrative centre in Haddington.

Proper noun

East Lothian

  1. A council area of Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996, with its administrative centre in Haddington.
  2. A historical county of Scotland, renamed from Haddington and Haddingtonshire in 1921, which became a local government district in Lothian Region from 1975 until 1996.

Questions about East Lothian

What does East Lothian mean?
East Lothian means a council area of Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996, with its administrative centre in Haddington.
What part of speech is East Lothian?
East Lothian is a proper noun.

Words near East Lothian in the dictionary

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  2. East London
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  4. East Looe
  5. East Los Angeles
  6. East Lothian
  7. East Low German
  8. East Lyme
  9. East Lynn
  10. East Lynne
  11. East Macedonia and Thrace

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