Clyde
A major river in Scotland, flowing from South Lanarkshire council area, past North…A major river in Scotland, flowing from South Lanarkshire council area, past North Lanarkshire council area, through Glasgow council area, and past Renfrewshire council area and West Dunbartonshire council area, to the Firth of Clyde.
» Clyde's dad loved to study the stars.
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23 senses(uncountable, usually)A major river in Scotland, flowing from South Lanarkshire council area, past North Lanarkshire council area, through Glasgow council area, and past Renfrewshire council area and West Dunbartonshire council area, to the Firth of Clyde.
(uncountable, usually)A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Clyde
(uncountable, usually)A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
(uncountable, usually)A village in northern Alberta, Canada.
(uncountable, usually)A community in the township of North Dumfries, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
(uncountable, usually)A former township in the municipality of Dysart et al, Haliburton County, Ontario.
(uncountable, usually)A small town in Otago, New Zealand.
A number of places in the United States:
(uncountable, usually)A census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California.
(uncountable, usually)An unincorporated community in Imperial County, California.
(uncountable, usually)A ghost town in Bryan County, Georgia.
(uncountable, usually)A small city in Cloud County, Kansas.
(uncountable, usually)An unincorporated community in Highland Township, Oakland County, Michigan.
Examples
13 sentencesClyde's dad loved to study the stars.
Clyde dreamed of going to college and becoming an astronomer.
deClyde träumt davon, zu studieren und Astronom zu werden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Don't be such a numskull, Clyde.
Yanni and Skura lived out the life of Bonnie and Clyde.
The astronomers were so pleased with Clyde's drawings that they offered him a job.
deDie Astronomen waren von Clydes Zeichnungen so begeistert, dass sie ihm anboten, ihn einzustellen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From Scottish Gaelic Cluaidh, the name of a river in Scotland, of uncertain origin. PossibFrom Scottish Gaelic Cluaidh, the name of a river in Scotland, of uncertain origin. Possibly influenced by clut (“the cleansing one”).
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