Motherwell
[ muhth-er-wel, -wuhl ]
/ ˈmʌð ərˌwɛl, -wəl /
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noun
Robert, 1915–91, U.S. painter.
an administrative district in the Strathclyde region, in S Scotland.
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Motherwell
/ (ˈmʌðəwəl) /
noun
a town in S central Scotland, the administrative centre of North Lanarkshire on the River Clyde: industrial centre. Pop: 30 311 (2001)
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