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Strathclyde

American  
[strath-klahyd] / stræθˈklaɪd /

noun

  1. a region in SW Scotland. 5,300 sq. mi. (13,727 sq. km).


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Sir Stephen House was chief constable of Strathclyde Police from 2007, and then chief constable of Police Scotland when it was established in 2013.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

Police Scotland have previously apologised for how the original inquiry was handled, by what was then Strathclyde Police.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

Details of which jobs may be at risk have not been made public by the university but it is thought the cuts could include roles at Strathclyde Business School and the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

He said: "If this inquiry is to pursue the truth, then it must look not only at Strathclyde Police but what happened when Police Scotland took over responsibility."

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

The vale of the Clyde was called "Strathclutha," and here was the capital of the kingdom of the "Strathclyde Britons."

From The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion by Turnbull, Robert

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