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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

From the Forth he went to the Devon, in the county of Clackmannan, where, for the first time, he saw the beautiful Charlotte Hamilton, the sister of his friend Gavin Hamilton, of Mauchline.

From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Burns, Robert

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