English Explanatory Dictionary

Strathclyde

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  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

Pronunciation

/stɹæθˈklaɪd/ en-uk-Strathclyde.ogg

Word forms

Strathclyde

Etymology

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

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