Tayside

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Scotland/ˈteːsʌɪd/US, UK/ˈteɪsaɪd/

proper noun

A former local government region in East Scotland, formed in 1975 from the city of Dundee, Angus, Kinross-shire and Perthshire, and abolished in 1996, being succeeded by Angus, Dundee and Perth and Kinross council areas.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A former local government region in East Scotland, formed in 1975 from the city of Dundee, Angus, Kinross-shire and Perthshire, and abolished in 1996, being succeeded by Angus, Dundee and Perth and Kinross council areas.

Origin

From Tay + side.

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Cite this entry
APA

Tayside. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tayside

MLA

“Tayside.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tayside. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tayside,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tayside.

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