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Lothian

UK/ˈləʊ.ði.ən/

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Scotland/ˈlo.ði.ən/

Lothian proper noun: an area and former region of Scotland, including Edinburgh.

Proper noun

Lothian (countable and uncountable, plural Lothians)

  1. An area and former region of Scotland, including Edinburgh.
    • As the Lothian Plain is reached, collieries and slag heaps begin to appear, although much of the surrounding country remains unspoiled.1952 January, H. A. Vallance, “The Waverley Route”, in Railway Magazine, page 16
  2. An unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States.
  3. A Scottish marquisate.
  4. A habitational surname.

Forms of Lothian

pluralLothians

Origin of Lothian

From Old English Loðene, Loþene, potentially from Proto-Brythonic *Lugudūniānā, or Proto-Celtic *lutā. According to A. D. Mills, in A Dictionary of British Place Names, named after "one Leudonus".

Words formed from Lothian

Phrases with Lothian

Questions about Lothian

What does Lothian mean?
Lothian means an area and former region of Scotland, including Edinburgh.
What part of speech is Lothian?
Lothian is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Lothian?
Lothian is pronounced /ˈlo.ði.ən/ (Scotland).

Words near Lothian in the dictionary

  1. lothe
  2. lothefull
  3. lother
  4. lothest
  5. lothfull
  6. Lothian
  7. Lothians
  8. lothly
  9. lotholder
  10. lotholders
  11. Lothringia

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