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caithness

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
15
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈkeθnɛs/
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/ˈkeθnɛs/ · /ˈkeɪθnɪs/ · /keɪθˈnɛs/

Definition of caithness

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

  1. A historical county in the far north of Scotland, which was abolished and merged into Highland Region in 1975, which became the Highland council area in 1996.
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name

  1. A historical county in the far north of Scotland, which was abolished and merged into Highland Region in 1975, which became the Highland council area in 1996.
  2. A Scottish earldom.
  3. A type of cheese from Caithness in Scotland.

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Etymology

The placename is of Pictish origin, named after a tribe called the Catti, with the common Old Norse suffix -ness (“headland”). The tribe name is of uncertain origin, but compare *katus (“battle”).

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