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Dunbartonshire

British  
/ -ʃə, dʌnˈbɑːtənʃɪə /

noun

  1. a historical county of W Scotland: became part of Strathclyde region in 1975; administered since 1996 by the council areas of East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Orkney Islands, East Renfrewshire, Perth and Kinross, Aberdeenshire, East Dunbartonshire and City of Edinburgh all have a higher than average healthy life expectancy.

From BBC Feb. 19, 2026

East Dunbartonshire Council said the fire report issues were being addressed in order of priority, with many already fixed, and the health and safety of staff and pupils was paramount.

From BBC Dec. 15, 2025

Staff at an East Dunbartonshire secondary school are being balloted on strike action over "serious health and safety concerns".

From BBC Dec. 15, 2025

A fire safety report at an East Dunbartonshire secondary school with more than 1,300 pupils has found there is a substantial risk to life from fire in the building.

From BBC Nov. 7, 2025

On an inn-window at Tarbet, in Dunbartonshire, is perhaps the longest specimen of brittle rhymes ever written.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 367, April 25, 1829 by Various

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