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Stirling

/ˈstɜː.lɪŋ/

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Scotland/ˈstɪɾ.lɪŋ/

Stirling proper noun: a council area of Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996, with its administrative centre in the city.

Proper noun

Stirling

  1. A council area of Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996, with its administrative centre in the city.
  2. A former local government district in Central Region, Scotland from 1975 to 1996, which became the council area.
  3. A settlement near Peterhead in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, otherwise known as Stirling Village (OS grid ref NK1242).
  4. A village in the County of Warner, Alberta, Canada.
  5. A village in Stirling-Rawdon township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada.
  6. A census-designated place in Long Hill Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States.
  7. A settlement near Balclutha, South Otago, New Zealand.
  8. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
  9. A town in Adelaide Hills council area, South Australia.
  10. A locality in the Shire of East Gippsland, eastern Victoria, Australia.
  11. A local government area, the City of Stirling, in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia.
  12. A suburb within the city in Western Australia.
  13. A Scottish habitational surname derived from the town.
  14. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Origin of Stirling

Borrowed from Middle Scots Stirveling, from Early Scots Strivelin, Strivelyn, likely from Old Irish sreb, srib (“stream”) + linn (“pool, lake”). Cognate with Old French Estrivelin, Middle Welsh Ystriflin.

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Questions about Stirling

What does Stirling mean?
Stirling means a council area of Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996, with its administrative centre in the city.
What part of speech is Stirling?
Stirling is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Stirling?
Stirling is pronounced /ˈstɪɾ.lɪŋ/ (Scotland).

Words near Stirling in the dictionary

  1. stirk
  2. stirks
  3. stirless
  4. stirlessly
  5. stirlessness
  6. Stirling
  7. Stirling City
  8. Stirling engine
  9. Stirling engines
  10. Stirling number
  11. Stirling number of the second kind

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