Renfrewshirenoun
/ˈren.fruː.ʃər//ˈren.fruː.ʃɚ/an area of west central Scotland that was a county until 1975 and is now a council area (= an area with its own local government):
The poet Douglas Dunn was born in Renfrewshire.
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- His parents live in Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire.
- Methane gas escaping from a refuse site in Renfrewshire could threaten hundreds of homes.
- Linwood in Renfrewshire was once the hub of Scotland's car industry.
- William Wallace was the son of a Renfrewshire landowner.
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