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Falkirk in British English
(ˈfɔːlkɜːk)
noun
1.
a town in Scotland, the administrative centre of Falkirk council area: scene of Edward I's defeat of Wallace (1298) and Prince Charles Edward's defeat of General Hawley (1746); formerly a major iron and steel centre; the Falkirk Wheel, an innovative rotating canal boat lift, is nearby. Pop: 32 379 (2001)
2.
a council area in central Scotland, on the Firth of Forth: created in 1996 from part of Central Region: largely agricultural, with heavy industry in Falkirk and Grangemouth. Administrative centre: Falkirk. Pop: 145 920 (2003 est). Area: 299 sq km (115 sqmiles)
Falkirk in American English
(ˈfɔlkərk; ˈfɔkərk)
city in E Scotland: site of a battle (1298) in which the Scots under Wallace were defeated by the English: district pop. 141,000
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