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

This was on the basis that First Lumo's Stirling services were not operating at the time but the First Lumo services are expected to begin operating during the December 2025 timetable period.

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The ORR added that under the new timetable, new open access train services, run by First Lumo to Stirling in Scotland, were due to start.

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Taylor will be sentenced at the High Court in Stirling in January.

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Being in France was one thing, but getting a ticket to Scotland's opening match was like "gold dust", according to Kevyn Whitelaw, from Stirling.

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The boss of Midlothian would get a rise of £30,000 and Stirling would get £24,000.

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