Rothesay
Americannoun
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a town in the Strathclyde region, on Bute island, in SW Scotland: resort; ruins of 11th-century castle.
noun
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a town in SW Scotland, in Argyll and Bute, on the E coast of the Isle of Bute. Pop: 5017 (2001)
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It is now home to about 6,500 people, with 4,000 in Rothesay.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2025
Residents in Rothesay are quick to speak of their pride in the Syrians.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2025
Freezing rain greeted the first batch of refugees taking the ferry from Wemyss Bay to Rothesay in December 2015.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2025
Mounzer quickly settled in Scotland with the help of locals in Rothesay - former strangers he now considers "family".
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2025
Being much the faster boat she could hold or pass the City of Toronto at any time or in any weather—with Rothesay it was different.
From A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River by Cumberland, Barlow
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