Ross-shire

proper noun

A former county in the Scottish Highlands, including most of Ross as well as Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. Dingwall is the traditional county town. Merged with Cromartyshire in 1890 as Ross and Cromarty.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalA former county in the Scottish Highlands, including most of Ross as well as Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. Dingwall is the traditional county town. Merged with Cromartyshire in 1890 as Ross and Cromarty.

Origin

From Ross + -shire.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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