Stirling
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Etymology
Likely from Scottish Gaelic srib (“stream”) + Scottish Gaelic linn (“pool, lake”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈstɜː.lɪŋ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈstɝ.lɪŋ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)lɪŋ
- Homophone: sterling
Proper noun
Stirling
- A placename:
- A city in Stirling council area, Scotland, originally in Stirlingshire.
- A council area of Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996, with its administrative centre in the city.
- A local government district of Central, Scotland, from 1975 to 1996
- A village in Alberta, Canada.
- An unincorporated community in Long Hill Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States.
- A settlement near Balclutha, South Otago, New Zealand.
- A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
- A town in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia.
- A local government area, the City of Stirling, in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia.
- A suburb within the city in Western Australia.
- A Scottish habitational surname derived from the town.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
Derived terms
- Stirling City
- Stirling cycle
- Stirling engine
- Stirlingshire
Translations
city in Scotland
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See also
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