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Strathclyde.

A former local government region in the west of Scotland, created in 1975, abolished in 1996.

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name/stɹæθˈklaɪd/
  1. A former local government region in the west of Scotland, created in 1975, abolished in 1996.

  2. The Kingdom of Strathclyde, a former kingdom (AD 450–1093) spanning southern Scotland and northern England.

  3. Strathclyde University

Where this word comes from

An adaptation of Scottish Gaelic Srath Chluaidh, from Cumbric *strat (“river-valley”) + *Clud (“Clyde (river)”).

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