Caithness

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Scotland/ˈkeθnɛs/US/ˈkeɪθnɪs/US/keɪθˈnɛs/

proper noun

A historical county in the far north of Scotland, which was abolished and merged into Highland Region in 1975, which became the Highland council area in 1996.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A historical county in the far north of Scotland, which was abolished and merged into Highland Region in 1975, which became the Highland council area in 1996.
  2. A Scottish earldom.
  3. A type of cheese from Caithness in Scotland.

Origin

The placename is of Pictish origin, named after a tribe called the Catti, with the common Old Norse suffix -ness (“headland”). The tribe name is of uncertain origin, but compare *katus (“battle”).

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Cite this entry
APA

Caithness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caithness

MLA

“Caithness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caithness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Caithness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caithness.

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