Stirling

American  

[stur-ling] / ˈstɜr lɪŋ /

noun

1. Also called Stirlingshire. a historic county in central Scotland.

2. a city in and the administrative center of the Central region, in central Scotland, on the Forth River.

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Stirling ¹ British  

/ ˈstɜːlɪŋ /

noun

1. a city in central Scotland, in Stirling council area on the River Forth: its castle was a regular residence of many Scottish monarchs between the 12th century and 1603. Pop: 32 673 (2001)

2. a council area of central Scotland, created from part of Central Region in 1996; includes most of the historical county of Stirlingshire: the Forth valley rises to the Grampian Mountains in the N. Administrative centre: Stirling. Pop: 86 370 (2003 est). Area: 2173 sq km (839 sq miles)

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Stirling ² British  

/ ˈstɜːrlɪŋ /

noun

1. Sir James. 1926–92, British architect; buildings include the Neue Staatsgalerie in Stuttgart (1977–84)

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Example Sentences

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Stirling

It stopped transmitting at 16:37, a few miles north east of Drymen in Stirling.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

MacAskill's haulage firm, N D MacAskill & Son, transports livestock around Inverness, Dingwall and Stirling but also further afield.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

The discovery is part of an ongoing collaboration involving the University of Ottawa, the University of Stirling, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Lancaster University, and the University of Leeds.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

"While large, tabular icebergs are relatively common in the Southern Ocean that surrounds the Antarctic Ice Sheet, Arctic ice islands are far rarer," explains Dr. Anna Crawford of the University of Stirling.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

He’d been given three days’ detention for violation of the Stirling code of conduct.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

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