Meanings
- historicalA geographic region constituting the north part of Britain in the United Kingdom, specifically Scotland.First known use 17th c.
Scottish clients in London commissioned projects from Gibbs in both the metropolis and North Britain.
2012, Jerry White, London in the Eighteenth Century, Bodley Head, published 2017, page 18
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