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Renfrew

American  
[ren-froo] / ˈrɛn fru /

noun

  1. a historic county in SW Scotland.


Renfrew British  
/ ˈrɛnfruː /

noun

  1. an industrial town in W central Scotland, in Renfrewshire, W of Glasgow. Pop: 20 251 (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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McIntyre, of Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Doherty, of Parkhead, Glasgow, McKelvie, of Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Sanderson, of Renfrew, and Tracey, of Mosspark in Glasgow, had been on bail but were remanded in custody by Lord Arthurson.

From BBC Jun. 15, 2026

When I press Renfrew about this, he turns philosophical.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026

By default, it doesn’t send any data to the cloud, says Ira Renfrew, Familiar Machines’ co-founder and chief product officer.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026

Their raids on Friday saw officers target properties in Glasgow, Cambuslang, Gartcosh, Barrhead, Renfrew and Saltcoats.

From BBC Dec. 2, 2024

“Alec. Alec Von Raumer. From San Fran. Friend of Cloke’s. He was in the room the other day and we got talking. Lots of old Renfrew boys at Hampden, he says.”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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