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Renfrewshire

/ˈɹɛnfɹuːʃɪəɹ/

Renfrewshire proper noun: a historical county of Scotland, merged into Strathclyde region in 1975.

Proper noun

Renfrewshire

  1. A historical county of Scotland, merged into Strathclyde region in 1975.
  2. A council area of Scotland, created in 1996 on the abolition of Strathclyde region in part of the area of the historic county.

Origin of Renfrewshire

From Renfrew + -shire.

Words formed from Renfrewshire

Questions about Renfrewshire

What does Renfrewshire mean?
Renfrewshire means a historical county of Scotland, merged into Strathclyde region in 1975.
What part of speech is Renfrewshire?
Renfrewshire is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Renfrewshire?
Renfrewshire is pronounced /ˈɹɛnfɹuːʃɪəɹ/.

Words near Renfrewshire in the dictionary

  1. renforcing
  2. renforst
  3. Renfrew
  4. Renfrew County
  5. Renfrews
  6. Renfrewshire
  7. Renfro
  8. Renfroe
  9. Renfroes
  10. Renfros
  11. Renfrow

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