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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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The allegations say that they fled from the East Kilbride property through a window to avoid detection by police officers.

From BBC May 19, 2026

The East Kilbride and Strathaven MP stepped down from the Labour Party last month after her husband was arrested on suspicion of spying for China.

From BBC Apr. 1, 2026

Anne Marie, a beauty and complementary therapist with her own successful business, was at a pub in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, with her cousins on the night of the incident.

From BBC Mar. 30, 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

Hunter was born in East Kilbride, and Livingstone in Blantyre.

From The Personal Life of David Livingstone by Blaikie, William Garden

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