Airdrie

[ air-dree ]

/ ˈɛər dri /

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noun

a city in central Scotland, near Glasgow.

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Words nearby Airdrie

air cylinder, air dam, airdate, air division, air door, Airdrie, air drill, airdrome, airdrop, air-dry, air duct

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How to use Airdrie in a sentence

Like so many of us, the 26-year-old musician, who lives just outside of Glasgow in Airdrie, Scotland, found himself bored during the lockdown.
Sea shanties are here to save us|Travis Andrews|January 13, 2021|Washington Post
Before the adoption of the police act in Airdrie, a worthy named Geordie G—— had the surveillance of the town.
Scotch Wit and Humor|W. H. (Walter Henry) Howe
He spent the early part of his life at a coal-mine, near Glasgow (Airdrie), where he all along enjoyed good health.
An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis|Archibald Makellar
God gave him a home; a beautiful residence, adorned with this name, graces the city of Airdrie to-day.
Sketches of the Covenanters|J. C. McFeeters

Coming so soon after Airdrie and Coatbridge it looks quite like another world.
James Geikie|Marion I. Newbigin
He married Janet Moffat, and lived at first in comfortable circumstances at Airdrie, where he owned a cottage and a croft.
The Personal Life Of David Livingstone|William Garden Blaikie

British Dictionary definitions for Airdrie

Airdrie

/ (ˈɛədrɪ, Scottish ˈerdrɪ) /

noun

a town in W central Scotland, in North Lanarkshire, E of Glasgow: manufacturing and pharmaceutical industries. Pop: 36 326 (2001)

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