Grampian Region

British

noun

a former local government region in NE Scotland, formed in 1975 from Aberdeenshire, Kincardineshire, and most of Banffshire and Morayshire; replaced in 1996 by the council areas of Aberdeenshire, City of Aberdeen, and Moray

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The latest case of the Omicron variant has been detected in the NHS Grampian region, bringing the total in the area to two.

From BBC

There were 120 such births in the Grampian region over this period and 63 in NHS Lothian between 2015 and 2017 - the board having only provided data for that period.

From BBC

When it’s complete in 2019, the Grampians Peaks Trail will offer a 90-mile route through and around the sandstone ranges and volcanic plains of the Grampian region of western Victoria.

From New York Times

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