Dumfries and Galloway

noun

1. a region in S Scotland. 2,460 sq. mi. (6,371 sq. km).

Dumfries and Galloway

noun

1. a council area in SW Scotland: created in 1975 from the counties of Dumfries, Kirkcudbright, and Wigtown; became a unitary authority in 1996; chiefly agricultural. Administrative centre: Dumfries. Pop: 147 210 (2003 est). Area: 6439 sq km (2486 sq miles)

Example Sentences

The deaths of Isabella Ruxton and Mary Rogerson in Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway, made headlines around the world in 1935.

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Newspaper reporters flocked to Dumfries and Galloway after dismembered and disfigured human remains were discovered beneath a bridge over a stream.

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The local authority in Dumfries and Galloway was considering the move to "develop and enhance" education provision in the region.

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The move was being considered as part of plans to modernise teaching provision across Dumfries and Galloway.

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Dumfries and Galloway Council has lodged a claim to "claw back" the funding it provided to overhaul the mansion which helped to inspire JM Barrie to write Peter Pan.

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