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Clackmannan

American  
[klak-man-uhn] / klækˈmæn ən /

noun

  1. a historic county in central Scotland.


Clackmannan British  
/ klækˈmænən /

noun

  1. a town in E central Scotland, in Clackmannanshire. Pop: 3450 (2001)

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He was first elected to Westminster in 1974 as the SNP MP for Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire, holding the seat until 1979.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2025

It goes through south Fife and across the Clackmannan Bridge into the Falkirk area.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2023

He was elected initially as MP for Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire in 1970, but lost the seat to the SNP in 1974.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2014

Central Scotland Police traced McMillan to his mother's house in Clackmannan after a five-month investigation.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2011

Ironstone—found either in beds, or in oblate balls embedded in slaty clay, and yielded from 25 to 30% of iron—is mined for the Devon iron-works, near Clackmannan.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various