Stirling

[ stur-ling ]

noun
  1. Also called Stir·ling·shire [stur-ling-sheer, -sher]. /ˈstɜr lɪŋˌʃɪər, -ʃər/. 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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How to use Stirling in a sentence

  • It appears that the wars that started on the fields of Bannockburn and Stirling have come to America.

  • Edward was compelled to abandon Stirling to its fate, and Lochmaben fell in the end of the year.

    King Robert the Bruce | A. F. Murison
  • Stirling surrendered on July 20, the last of the Scottish fortresses that held out against Edward.

    King Robert the Bruce | A. F. Murison
  • Stirling surrendered and Wallace a fugitive, Edward went home and meditated measures for the government of the conquered country.

    King Robert the Bruce | A. F. Murison
  • But the immediate interest centres in the fateful attempt to relieve the castle of Stirling.

    King Robert the Bruce | A. F. Murison
  • Ida Stirling made no direct reply to this, but, as she found afterward, the scene had fixed itself on her memory.

    The Gold Trail | Harold Bindloss

British Dictionary definitions for Stirling (1 of 2)

Stirling1

/ (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)

British Dictionary definitions for Stirling (2 of 2)

Stirling2

/ (ˈstɜːrlɪŋ) /


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

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