Kincardineshire

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proper noun

A historical county of Scotland abolished in 1975, the county town was Stonehaven. Most of the county was taken into Kincardine and Deeside district in Grampian Region.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A historical county of Scotland abolished in 1975, the county town was Stonehaven. Most of the county was taken into Kincardine and Deeside district in Grampian Region.

Origin

From Kincardine + -shire, after a town that ceased to exist in the Middle Ages (not from other places named Kincardine).

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APA

Kincardineshire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kincardineshire

MLA

“Kincardineshire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kincardineshire. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kincardineshire,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kincardineshire.

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