Lanarkshirenoun
/ˈlæn.ək.ʃər//ˈlæn.ɚk.ʃɚ/an area of southwest central Scotland that was a county (= an area with its own local government) until 1975:
Miss Lawson grew up on a farm near Forth in Lanarkshire, Scotland.
My earliest years were spent in a small, close-knit, Lanarkshire mining community.
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- After 11 years in England they moved to Lanarkshire.
- We have already taken action to strengthen and diversify the Lanarkshire economy.
- His views were shaped by his upbringing in Lanarkshire during the worst of the depression years.
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