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Strathclyde

American  
[strath-klahyd] / stræθˈklaɪd /

noun

  1. a region in SW Scotland. 5,300 sq. mi. (13,727 sq. km).


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A previous amnesty named "Operation Blade", run in the former Strathclyde policing area in 1993, saw about 4,500 weapons voluntarily given up.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Areas covered by the yellow weather warning for ice include: Central, Tayside & Fife, Grampian, the Highlands, South West Scotland, Strathclyde and Northumberland in north-east England.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

Police Scotland have previously apologised for how the original inquiry was handled, by what was then Strathclyde Police.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

The UCU is already balloting members at Strathclyde about possible strike action over redundancies.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

It still retained the whole of Western Britain, Cornwall, Wales, and Strathclyde; while in other parts of England it possessed large settlements.

From Legends of the Saxon Saints by De Vere, Aubrey

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