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The word 'district'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
districtOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus10.43420
ORK - Orkney 29.8 3 2
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 9.8 3 2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 43.8 4 1
DOR - General Northern 13.3 3 3
NEC - North East Central 46.4 1 1
SEC - (South) East Central 2.5 1 1
WCE - West Central 9.2 2 1
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 12.5 2 2
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 11.9 9 4
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway) 13.9 1 1
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster 14.1 1 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region) 72.7 4 2

Occurrences of district in Corpus

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Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
he let the handbrake aff the district nurse's car. on page 15

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. Lands o Twatt, (Brisk Northerly 2018) Orkney, blog
rough no fault o its own, the district o Twatt has become the most r
e own recent experience o the district o Twatt is as a novice tenant
2 matches

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
the aisle ye'v an erse like a district nurse." on page 20

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
e bonniest rodden tree in the district at the fit o its washin green
The young loons o the district wid get the Grip an Wird this
2 matches

Aberdeen

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
an ambience is unique tae the district. Aire's nithin else like it i on page 8
throu the city thou. The Gaia district, on the sooth side o the rive on page 9
r incredible views o the port district. Ye micht even want tae dae i on page 10
shoppin arcade an the Sablon district are the best places tae stair on page 14

4 matches

General Northern

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
rk was set ti 'rejuvenate the district'; 'provide a much needed inje on page 8

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
o feast an celebration in the district, fin a local fairmer wis merr on page 51

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
the district, they went hame an telt their
1 matches

North East Central

Heather, Alistair The ghaist lichts, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
a dizzen ither chiels fae the district, went up wi the polis tae tak
1 matches

(South) East Central

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
als doon the area oh the lake district - rebel without a cause days (2021) twitter link

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
called Penrith up by the Lake District. Harpreet an Navdeep don't wa on page 120
stle, Scarborough an the Lake District, an she said, Where dae yi wa on page 165

2 matches

Edinburgh

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
pointment, you'll go to Noida District Hospital. You’re suffering
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
prosi that the dams rid light district kin offer. A roadtrip doon ro
1 matches

General Central

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
set aff for the city's bankin district in howp o findin Mr. Poe. on page 61
Efter walkin through the meat district, the flooer district, and the on page 62

6 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
dundee district cooncil - putting the heart on page 32

1 matches

Smith, George Electrical Love, (Thi-Wurd 2013) Central, prose
re in Amsterdam’s Red Light District – early afternoon. Bar’s
1 matches

Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
Mountit troopers scoured the district but the 60 wur gone.

South West (Galloway)

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
"Clydebank and District Water Supply
1 matches

General Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
penel fae the Ballycarry an' District on page 64

1 matches

Synthetic (no region)

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
a fowk frae Judea an tha hale district o tha rïver Joardan. An thai on page 3
place, an he went awa tae tha district roon Tyre an Sidon. An thïs on page 9

3 matches

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
ICE CLEANER), destrick nurse (DISTRICT NURSE), schuil maister o furs
1 matches

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