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Tayside.

A former local government region in East Scotland, formed in 1975 from the city of Dundee, Angus, Kinross-shire and Perthshire, and abolished in 1996, being succeeded by Angus, Dundee and Perth and Kinross council areas.

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name/ˈteːsʌɪd/Scotland/ˈteɪsaɪd/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. A former local government region in East Scotland, formed in 1975 from the city of Dundee, Angus, Kinross-shire and Perthshire, and abolished in 1996, being succeeded by Angus, Dundee and Perth and Kinross council areas.

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From Tay + side.

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