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Roxburghshire

Roxburghshire proper noun: a historical county of Scotland abolished in 1975, and now a part of the Scottish Borders council area.

Proper noun

Roxburghshire

  1. A historical county of Scotland abolished in 1975, and now a part of the Scottish Borders council area.

Origin of Roxburghshire

From Roxburgh + -shire.

Questions about Roxburghshire

What does Roxburghshire mean?
Roxburghshire means a historical county of Scotland abolished in 1975, and now a part of the Scottish Borders council area.
What part of speech is Roxburghshire?
Roxburghshire is a proper noun.

Words near Roxburghshire in the dictionary

  1. Roxburghe binding
  2. Roxburghe bindings
  3. roxburghiadiol
  4. roxburghiadiols
  5. Roxburghs
  6. Roxburghshire
  7. Roxbury
  8. Roxbury waxwork
  9. Roxby
  10. Roxby cum Risby
  11. roxbyite

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