Tweeddale
English
proper noun
Definitions
- (traditional name) The area drained by the upper reaches of the River Tweed in Scotland.
- (local government district in Scottish Borders), which replaced Peeblesshire in 1975, and was abolished in 1996 when Scottish Borders became a unitary authority.
Etymology
Affix from English Tweed + English dale.
Origin
English
dale
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Borrowdale English
- Calderdale English
- Clarksdale English
- Limedale English
- Lucedale English
- Ribblesdale English
- Riverdale English
- Swaledale English
- Tweed English
- Tweedbank English
- Tweedmouth English
- Weardale English
- dale English
- daleside English
- dalesman English
- rundale English
- dale Middle English