Inverclyde

/ ˌɪnvəˈklaɪd /

noun

1. a council area of W central Scotland: created in 1996 from part of Strathclyde region. Administrative centre: Greenock. Pop: 83 050 (2003 est). Area: 162 sq km (63 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Two weeks ago social entrepreneur Kevin Green refused to accept the trophy on behalf of Port Glasgow, denouncing it as "poverty tourism" which failed to reflect the Inverclyde town's "punching up, not punching down" spirit.

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The shops bring in about £120,000 a year for a Common Good fund, administered by Inverclyde Council and mostly used to finance Christmas decorations or the annual Gourock Highland Games.

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More than dozen community leaders and politicians have signed the open letter including SNP backbencher Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde.

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It also says that foreign firms with "bids underpinned by low wages" will always beat UK shipyards on cost, but the social and economic value of Ferguson Marine to Inverclyde "is incalculable".

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A 33-year-old man has died after being found injured at a holiday park in Inverclyde.

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