Deeside

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proper noun

A conurbation consisting of the towns and villages around the estuary of the Dee in Cheshire, England, and Flintshire, Wales.

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Meanings

Deeside1

proper noun
  1. A conurbation consisting of the towns and villages around the estuary of the Dee in Cheshire, England, and Flintshire, Wales.

Deeside2

proper noun
  1. usuallyThe area around Braemar and Banchory on the banks of the Dee in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, home to Balmoral.

    As we climbed the Marykirk Bank Ogilvie spoke of the passes leading over to Deeside, and of the Royal deer forests around Balmoral; then, with mingled pride and modesty, he added, "I've driven the King seven times."

    1947 January and February, O. S. Nock, “"The Aberdonian" in Wartime”, in Railway Magazine, page 8

Origin

Deeside · proper noun

From Dee (“River Dee (Wales)”) + -side.

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Deeside · proper noun

From Dee (“River Dee (Aberdeenshire)”) + -side.

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Cite this entry
APA

Deeside. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deeside

MLA

“Deeside.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deeside. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Deeside,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deeside.

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