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Kinross-shire

Kinross-shire proper noun: a small historical county in central Scotland, joined with Perthshire for administration after 1929. Its county town is Kinross.

Proper noun

Kinross-shire

  1. A small historical county in central Scotland, joined with Perthshire for administration after 1929. Its county town is Kinross.

Origin of Kinross-shire

From Kinross + -shire.

Questions about Kinross-shire

What does Kinross-shire mean?
Kinross-shire means a small historical county in central Scotland, joined with Perthshire for administration after 1929. Its county town is Kinross.
What part of speech is Kinross-shire?
Kinross-shire is a proper noun.

Words near Kinross-shire in the dictionary

  1. kinradite
  2. kinred
  3. kinreds
  4. Kinrooi
  5. Kinross
  6. Kinross-shire
  7. Kinrossshire
  8. kins
  9. Kinsel
  10. Kinsella
  11. Kinsellas

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