Kilmarnock

American

[kil-mahr-nuhk] / kɪlˈmɑr nək /

noun

Official Name Kilmarnock and Loudon. an administrative district in the Strathclyde region, in SW Scotland.
a city in this district, SW of Glasgow.

Kilmarnock British

/ kɪlˈmɑːnək /

noun

a town in SW Scotland, the administrative centre of East Ayrshire: associations with Robert Burns; engineering and textile industries; whisky blending. Pop: 43 588 (2001)

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The company recently held the first of three consultations in the region at a Kilmarnock hotel, yards from the local football team's Rugby Park ground.

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If it wasn't for their ability to score late winners - 87th and 90th minute in two games against St Mirren, 90th minute and 90th minute in two against Kilmarnock, 90th minute against Motherwell - then their title hopes would have already turned to dust.

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Earlier in the season Greek Alexandros Kyziridis, signed from Slovakia's Zemplin Michalovce, made headlines and, until recently, McInnes' former Kilmarnock defender Stuart Findlay had been an ever present since his summer move.

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Thursday night was the latest in a string of perceived errors made by Schmeichel, following Joe Hugill's looping header for Kilmarnock last weekend and Jonathan Rowe's effort for Bologna last month.

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Callum's partner Nicole works at Crosshouse hospital in Kilmarnock, and he planned to go and see her.

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