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Fifeshire

/ˈfaɪfʃɪə(ɹ)/

Fifeshire proper noun: former name of Fife, Scotland, possibly used as an alternative.

Proper noun

Fifeshire

  1. Former name of Fife, Scotland, possibly used as an alternative.
    • A westbound coal train, headed by Class "J37" 0-6-0 No. 64541, takes the Cowdenbeath avoiding line en route from the Fifeshire coalfield.1959 October, “The North British Look”, in Trains Illustrated, page 503, photo caption

Origin of Fifeshire

From Fife + -shire.

Questions about Fifeshire

What does Fifeshire mean?
Fifeshire means former name of Fife, Scotland, possibly used as an alternative.
What part of speech is Fifeshire?
Fifeshire is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Fifeshire?
Fifeshire is pronounced /ˈfaɪfʃɪə(ɹ)/.

Words near Fifeshire in the dictionary

  1. fife-rails
  2. fifed
  3. fifer
  4. fifers
  5. fifes
  6. Fifeshire
  7. fifi
  8. fifi hook
  9. fifi hooks
  10. fifie
  11. Fifield

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