Greenock

American

[gree-nuhk, gren-uhk] / ˈgri nək, ˈgrɛn ək /

noun

a seaport in the Strathcylde region, in SW Scotland, on the Firth of Clyde.

Greenock British

/ ˈɡriːnək /

noun

a port in SW Scotland, in Inverclyde on the Firth of Clyde: shipbuilding and other marine industries. Pop: 45 467 (2001)

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The lack of work however has been a key driver of depopulation in Greenock and the wider Inverclyde area.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

The 29-year-old moved away from Greenock to work but came back to bring up her child.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Meanwhile, supporters of Greenock Morton, the local football team, have set up a fighting fund to try to stave off financial collapse at the club.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

He has begun a job at a hospital in Glasgow, and has come to Greenock to join his wife who works at the local hospital, Inverclyde Royal.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

At Greenock they performed two concerts in the town hall to two thousand people a night.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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