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Argyll

American  
[ahr-gahyl] / ɑrˈgaɪl /

noun

  1. a historic county in W Scotland.


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The 34-year-old was arrested at HM Naval Base Clyde near Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute, on 19 March, along with a 31-year-old Romanian woman.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Police Scotland said officers were called to a "report of concern" for two divers at Loch Fyne in Argyll and Bute, at about 15:30 on Sunday.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Police arrested the men from locations in Newport, Swansea, London, Birmingham, Lancashire, Edinburgh and the Argyll and Bute area of Scotland.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

A yellow warning for thunderstorms has been issued for Highlands, Orkney, Moray and Argyll and Bute from 15:00 to 23:59, and for the rest of mainland Scotland from 00:00 to 23:59 on Friday.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

One side of a card might read, “Show me, sir, the lesions of Horner’s syndrome & oculomotor nerve paralysis. And what the divvil’s an Argyll Robertson pupil?”

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

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