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East Kilbride

American  
[kil-brahyd] / kɪlˈbraɪd /

noun

  1. an administrative district in the Strathclyde region, in S Scotland. 1,300 sq. mi. (3,367 sq. km).

  2. a town in this district.


East Kilbride British  
/ kɪlˈbraɪd /

noun

  1. a town in W Scotland, in South Lanarkshire near Glasgow: designated a new town in 1947. Pop: 73 796 (2001)

"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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Aztec Camera were formed in East Kilbride in 1980 by Roddy Frame and drummer David Mulholland.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Kerr is back at the Calderwood Inn in East Kilbride - a place of special significance not just because it's where he met his wife.

From BBC Mar. 26, 2026

Reid moved to East Kilbride in 2022 and was elected to Westminster in 2024.

From BBC Mar. 5, 2026

Counter-terrorism police have searched properties where the men were arrested, as well as other properties in London, East Kilbride and Cardiff.

From BBC Mar. 5, 2026

John Struthers, whose name is familiar as the author of "The Poor Man's Sabbath," was born on the 18th July 1776, in the parish of East Kilbride, Lanarkshire.

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume II. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century by Rogers, Charles

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