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Caithness
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English
Etymology
The placename is of en xpi - origin, named after a tribe called the en Catti, with the common en non - suffix non nes -ness headland. The tribe name is of uncertain origin, but compare cel-pro *katus battle.
Pronunciation
en /ˈkeθnɛs/ Scotland
en /ˈkeɪθnɪs/ /keɪθˈnɛs/ GA
Proper noun
en historic county in the far north of cc/Scotland, which was abolished and merged into en Highland Region in 1975, which became the Highland council area in 1996.
A Scottish en earldom.
A type of cheese from Caithness in Scotland.
Derived terms
en Ord of Caithness
Anagrams
en acehinsst asthenics chainsets
en Cheeses