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Wigtownshire

Wigtownshire proper noun: a historical county, registration county, and lieutenancy area in southwest Scotland, part of Dumfries and Galloway since 1975. The former county town was Wigtown.

Proper noun

Wigtownshire

  1. A historical county, registration county, and lieutenancy area in southwest Scotland, part of Dumfries and Galloway since 1975. The former county town was Wigtown.

Origin of Wigtownshire

From Wigtown + -shire.

Questions about Wigtownshire

What does Wigtownshire mean?
Wigtownshire means a historical county, registration county, and lieutenancy area in southwest Scotland, part of Dumfries and Galloway since 1975. The former county town was Wigtown.
What part of speech is Wigtownshire?
Wigtownshire is a proper noun.

Words near Wigtownshire in the dictionary

  1. Wigston
  2. Wigston Magna
  3. Wigton
  4. Wigtons
  5. Wigtown
  6. Wigtownshire
  7. wigwag
  8. wigwagged
  9. wigwagger
  10. wigwaggers
  11. wigwagging

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