Tweeddale

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proper noun

The area drained by the upper reaches of the River Tweed in Scotland.

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Meanings

proper nounTweeddale (countable and uncountable, plural Tweeddales)

plural Tweeddales · alternative Tweedale

  1. countablenametraditionaluncountableThe area drained by the upper reaches of the River Tweed in Scotland.
  2. countableuncountableA local government district of Scottish Borders, Scotland, which replaced Peeblesshire in 1975, and was abolished in 1996 when Scottish Borders became a unitary authority.
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname.

Origin

From Tweed + dale.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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