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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   The area drained by the upper reaches of the River Tweed in Scotland. countable, name, traditional, uncountable
2. 2
   A local government district of Scottish Borders, Scotland, which replaced Peeblesshire in 1975, and was abolished in 1996 when Scottish Borders became a unitary authority. countable, uncountable
3. 3
   A habitational surname. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Tweed + dale.

Related phrases

scottish borders

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