"Wigtownshire" meaning in All languages combined

See Wigtownshire on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From Wigtown + -shire. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Wigtown|shire}} Wigtown + -shire Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Wigtownshire
  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. Wikipedia link: Wigtownshire Categories (place): Counties of the United Kingdom, Places in Scotland
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