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From Fife + -shire.
- IPA(key): /ˈfaɪfʃɪə(ɹ)/, /ˈfaɪfʃə(ɹ)/
Fifeshire
- Former name of Fife, Scotland, possibly used as an alternative.
1959 October, “The North British Look”, in Trains Illustrated, page 503, photo caption:A westbound coal train, headed by Class "J37" 0-6-0 No. 64541, takes the Cowdenbeath avoiding line en route from the Fifeshire coalfield.
