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Deeside

Deeside proper noun: a conurbation consisting of the towns and villages around the estuary of the Dee in Cheshire, England, and Flintshire, Wales.

Proper noun (1)

Deeside

  1. A conurbation consisting of the towns and villages around the estuary of the Dee in Cheshire, England, and Flintshire, Wales.

Proper noun (2)

Deeside

  1. (usually) The area around Braemar and Banchory on the banks of the Dee in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, home to Balmoral.
    • As we climbed the Marykirk Bank Ogilvie spoke of the passes leading over to Deeside, and of the Royal deer forests around Balmoral; then, with mingled pride and modesty, he added, "I've driven the King seven times."1947 January and February, O. S. Nock, “"The Aberdonian" in Wartime”, in Railway Magazine, page 8

Origin of Deeside

From Dee (“River Dee (Wales)”) + -side.

From Dee (“River Dee (Aberdeenshire)”) + -side.

Words formed from Deeside

Questions about Deeside

What does Deeside mean?
Deeside means a conurbation consisting of the towns and villages around the estuary of the Dee in Cheshire, England, and Flintshire, Wales.
What part of speech is Deeside?
Deeside is a proper noun.

Words near Deeside in the dictionary

  1. deescalation
  2. deescalations
  3. deescalatory
  4. Deese
  5. Deeses
  6. Deeside
  7. deesis
  8. deess
  9. deesses
  10. deest
  11. deestablishment

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