Kinross-shire

proper noun

A small historical county in central Scotland, joined with Perthshire for administration after 1929. Its county town is Kinross.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A small historical county in central Scotland, joined with Perthshire for administration after 1929. Its county town is Kinross.

Origin

From Kinross + -shire.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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