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Tayside

UK/ˈteɪsaɪd/

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Scotland/ˈteːsʌɪd/

Tayside proper noun: a former local government region in East Scotland, formed in 1975 from the city of Dundee, Angus, Kinross-shire and Perthshire, and abolished in 1996, being succeeded by Angus, Dundee and Perth and Kinross council areas.

Proper noun

Tayside

  1. A former local government region in East Scotland, formed in 1975 from the city of Dundee, Angus, Kinross-shire and Perthshire, and abolished in 1996, being succeeded by Angus, Dundee and Perth and Kinross council areas.

Origin of Tayside

From Tay + side.

Words formed from Tayside

Questions about Tayside

What does Tayside mean?
Tayside means a former local government region in East Scotland, formed in 1975 from the city of Dundee, Angus, Kinross-shire and Perthshire, and abolished in 1996, being succeeded by Angus, Dundee and Perth and Kinross council areas.
What part of speech is Tayside?
Tayside is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Tayside?
Tayside is pronounced /ˈteːsʌɪd/ (Scotland).

Words near Tayside in the dictionary

  1. Tayrona
  2. tays
  3. taysaam
  4. Taysan
  5. Tayshet
  6. Tayside
  7. Taysider
  8. Taysiders
  9. taystrel
  10. taystrels
  11. Taytay

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