Stirling

American  

[stur-ling] / ˈstɜr lɪŋ /

noun

1. Also called Stirlingshire.  a historic county in central Scotland.

2. a city in and the administrative center of the Central region, in central Scotland, on the Forth River.

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Stirling ¹ British  

/ ˈstɜːlɪŋ /

noun

1. a city in central Scotland, in Stirling council area on the River Forth: its castle was a regular residence of many Scottish monarchs between the 12th century and 1603. Pop: 32 673 (2001)

2. a council area of central Scotland, created from part of Central Region in 1996; includes most of the historical county of Stirlingshire: the Forth valley rises to the Grampian Mountains in the N. Administrative centre: Stirling. Pop: 86 370 (2003 est). Area: 2173 sq km (839 sq miles)

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Stirling ² British  

/ ˈstɜːrlɪŋ /

noun

1. Sir James. 1926–92, British architect; buildings include the Neue Staatsgalerie in Stuttgart (1977–84)

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Example Sentences

In the newsletter, the prince said he had first visited Stirling Lines, the headquarters of 22 SAS Regiment in Credenhill, Herefordshire, as a young boy, and later spent time with the SAS as a young army officer.

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Eventually an ambulance arrived from Stirling, which Ms Whitson estimated at about 20:30, but the Scottish Ambulance Service say was about 90 minutes earlier.

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Mr Bentley, from Stirling, said he opened a gate at the back of the cinema where he was working to allow people to run for safety at a nearby police station.

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Separate yellow weather warnings are already in place across much of the country, including Glasgow, Fife and Stirling.

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Joining Stirling Moss, Jim Clark, Alain Prost and Lewis Hamilton in being a driver with the most victories in a season without winning the championship, where does Max Verstappen's 2025 performance rank in terms of seasons without winning the title?

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