Fife

See also: Fifer and fife

English

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Fiobha

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaɪf/

Proper noun

Fife

1. A traditional county of Scotland, now a unitary authority, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with landward boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire.
   • c. 1606, Macbeth, William Shakespeare, Act II, Scene 4, line 993:

     ROSS: Will you to Scone?

     MACDUFF: No, cousin, I'll to Fife.

Translations

county

• Scottish Gaelic: Fìobh
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Anagrams

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