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Nairn

[ nairn ]

/ nɛərn /

noun

a historic county in N Scotland.

Also called Nairn·shire

[nairn-sheer, -sher] /ˈnɛərnˌʃɪər, -ʃər/.

Example sentences from the Web for nairnshire

In conjunction with Nairnshire the county returns one member to parliament.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 |Various
Another portion of the same system also reaches the county town from Nairnshire.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 6 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for nairnshire

Nairnshire

/ (ˈnɛənˌʃɪə, -ʃə) /

noun

(until 1975) a county of NE Scotland, now part of Highland