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Tyne and Wear

American  
[weer] / wɪər /

noun

  1. a metropolitan county in N England.


Tyne and Wear British  

noun

  1. a metropolitan county of NE England, administered since 1986 by the unitary authorities of Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Gateshead, South Tyneside, and Sunderland. Area: 540 sq km (208 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Viv Smith, from Washington in Tyne and Wear, got Dolly, a cockapoo, in September 2021 after her previous dogs, two boxers, had died.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

A Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said it also sent crews to help at the scene.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2025

"As a result of the fire, sadly a person we believe to be 14-year-old Layton Carr was found deceased by our firefighters," a spokesperson for Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service said.

From BBC • May 5, 2025

It was so bad that, for a time, Tyne and Wear Metro trains had to stop running underneath it, causing chaos for commuters and Christmas shoppers.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2025

The annual quantity of coal shipped in the rivers Tyne and Wear, according to Mr. Bailey, exceeded three million tons.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 321, July 5, 1828 by Various

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