Stirling
[stur-ling]
- Also called Stir·ling·shire [stur-ling-sheer, -sher] /ˈstɜr lɪŋˌʃɪər, -ʃər/. a historic county in central Scotland.
- a city in and the administrative center of the Central region, in central Scotland, on the Forth River.
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Examples from the Web for stirling
Contemporary Examples
Over 250 were killed before Stirling ordered the final retreat and surrendered himself to the British.
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It appears that the wars that started on the fields of Bannockburn and Stirling have come to America.
Historical Examples
Snugger they'd be by far in Stirling Lodge than here, I'll warrant.
John SplendidNeil Munro
I shall have to deliver you from some dungeon in Stirling or Edinburgh Castle.'
WaverleySir Walter Scott
The second is in the valley of the Teith (Stirling, Bannockburn, etc.).
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So the dragoons under Colonel Gardiner were left at Stirling.
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England must "touch bar," relieve Stirling, as in some child's pastime.
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- 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)
- 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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- Sir James. 1926–92, British architect; buildings include the Neue Staatsgalerie in Stuttgart (1977–84)
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