Wigtownshire

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proper noun

A historical county, registration county, and lieutenancy area in southwest Scotland, part of Dumfries and Galloway since 1975. The former county town was Wigtown.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A historical county, registration county, and lieutenancy area in southwest Scotland, part of Dumfries and Galloway since 1975. The former county town was Wigtown.

Origin

From Wigtown + -shire.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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