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Kirkcaldy.

A town and former royal burgh in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2791)

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/kəɹˈkɔːdi/
  1. A town and former royal burgh in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2791)

  2. A local government district in Fife Region (as it was called then) between 1975 and 1996.

  3. A hamlet in Vulcan County, Alberta, Canada.

Where this word comes from

From Scottish Gaelic Cair Chaladain (“place of Caled's fort”), from Pictish caer (“fort”) + caled (“hard, harsh, rough”), possibly referring to a tough ruler.

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