East Lothian
a historic county in southeastern Scotland.
- Formerly Had·ding·ton [had-ing-tuhn] /ˈhæd ɪŋ tən/ .
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How to use East Lothian in a sentence
For the heroic old man of Haddington my father had a peculiar reverence, as indeed we all haveas well we may.
Spare Hours | John BrownThe birthplace of Knox was probably a house in a suburb of Haddington, in a district on the path of English invasion.
John Knox and the Reformation | Andrew LangHaddington and Fife, the highest rented counties of Scotland, are estimated at 1, 5s.
The whole body of the realm having assembled, the form of a Parliament was held in the Abbey of Haddington.
Preparations were made for the siege of Haddington; but it was another thing that they meant, as the issue declared.
British Dictionary definitions for East Lothian
a council area and historical county of E central Scotland, on the Firth of Forth and the North Sea: part of Lothian region from 1975 to 1996: chiefly agricultural. Administrative centre: Haddington. Pop: 91 090 (2003 est). Area: 678 sq km (262 sq miles)
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