strathclyde
/stɹæθˈklaɪd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The Kingdom of Strathclyde, a former kingdom (AD 450–1093) spanning southern Scotland and northern England.
name
Strathclyde University
Example Sentences
- "Subsequent to the re-organisation of Scottish local government in 1973, West Central Scotland effectively became the urbanised industrial heartland of Strathclyde Region which focused upon the area previously known as the Clydeside..."
- "It remains a key part of the busy Strathclyde railway system, with its high-level platforms served by trains to Lanarkshire, Ayrshire and England, and its low-level platforms a key artery at the heart of the busiest commuter network outside London."
- "The Scots then had to deal with the Britons of Strathclyde, the British kingdom in southwest Scotland that at its height included Cumbria down to the Welsh border. The Britons shared power with the Scots and Picts in the early medieval period..."
- "Strathclyde University was the first in Britain to offer a full range of degrees—undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral—in the subject of Marketing..."
Etymology
An adaptation of Scottish Gaelic Srath Chluaidh, from Cumbric *strat (“river-valley”) + *Clud (“Clyde (river)”).