Selkirkshirenoun
/ˈsel.kɜːk.ʃər//ˈsel.kɜ˞ːk.ʃɚ/an area of southeastern Scotland that was a county (= an area with its own local government) until 1975:
She lives with her husband and two daughters in Galashiels, Selkirkshire.
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- His family's roots were in Selkirkshire.
- A stained-glass window was dedicated to Sir Walter Scott at Caddonfoot Kirk, in Selkirkshire.
- John Murray of Fala was high sheriff of Selkirkshire in 1509.
- He proposed to survey Selkirkshire, Fife, and Kinross-shire.
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