Dumfries and Galloway

proper noun

A council area of Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996, formerly a region created in 1975 from the counties of Dumfriesshire, Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A council area of Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996, formerly a region created in 1975 from the counties of Dumfriesshire, Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire.
  2. The UK Parliament constituency, which, despite its name, does not cover the whole of the Dumfries and Galloway council area.

Translations

Basque Dumfries eta Galloway
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Bulgarian Дъмфрис и Галоуей
  • Дъмфрис и Галоуей (Dămfris i Galouej)Translations
Catalan Dumfries i Galloway
  • Dumfries i GallowayTranslations
Chinese 鄧弗里斯-加洛韋 /邓弗里斯-加洛韦
  • 鄧弗里斯-加洛韋 /邓弗里斯-加洛韦 (Dèngfúlǐsī-Jiāluòwéi)Translations
Czech Dumfries a Galloway
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Finnish Dumfries ja Galloway
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Italian Dumfries e Galloway
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Japanese ダンフリーズ・アンド・ガロウェイ
  • ダンフリーズ・アンド・ガロウェイ (Danfurīzu ando Garowei)Translations
Korean 덤프리스 갤러웨이
  • 덤프리스 갤러웨이 (Deompeuriseu Gaelleowei)Translations
Lithuanian Damfrisas ir Galovėjus
  • Damfrisas ir GalovėjusTranslations
Persian دامفریس و گالووی
  • دامفریس و گالوویTranslations
Russian Дамфрис-энд-Галловей
  • Дамфрис-энд-Галловей (Damfris-end-Gallovej)Translations
Scottish Gaelic Comhairle Dhùn Phris is Ghall-Ghàidhealaibh
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Slovak Dumfries a Galloway
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Ukrainian Дамфріс і Галловей
  • Дамфріс і Галловей (Damfris i Hallovej)Translations
Welsh Dumfries a Galloway
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Cite this entry
APA

Dumfries and Galloway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dumfries%20and%20Galloway

MLA

“Dumfries and Galloway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dumfries%20and%20Galloway. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dumfries and Galloway,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dumfries%20and%20Galloway.

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