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| Lanarkshire |
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(l n´ rksh r, sh r´´) (KEY) or Lanark (l n´ rk, ärk), former county, central Scotland. Lanarkshire became (1975) part of the Strathclyde region; when the region was dissolved (1996) the council areas of North and South Lanarkshire were created in part from the former territory of Lanarkshire. |
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