English Explanatory Dictionary

Clyde

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A major river in Scotland, flowing from South Lanarkshire council area, past North Lanarkshire council area, through Glasgow council area, and past Renfrewshire council area and West Dunbartonshire council area, to the Firth of Clyde.
  2. A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  3. A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  4. A village in northern Alberta, Canada.
  5. A community in the township of North Dumfries, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
  6. A former township in the municipality of Dysart et al, Haliburton County, Ontario.
  7. A small town in Otago, New Zealand.
  8. A number of places in the United States:
  9. A census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California.
  10. An unincorporated community in Imperial County, California.
  11. A ghost town in Bryan County, Georgia.
  12. A small city in Cloud County, Kansas.

Pronunciation

/klʌɪd/ /klaɪd/ En-us-Clyde.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Clyde.wav

Word forms

Clyde Clydes

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Cluaidh, the name of a river in Scotland, of uncertain origin. Possibly influenced by clut (“the cleansing one”).

Derived words

Apartheid Clyde Clydebank Clyde North Clydesdale Clydeside Firth of Clyde Inverclyde
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