Dumfries and Gallowaynoun
/dʌmˌfriːs ən ˈɡæl.ə.weɪ//dʌmˌfriːs ən ˈɡæl.ə.weɪ/an area of southwestern Scotland that was one of nine local regions until 1996 and is now a council area (= an area with its own local government):
He was born in Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway.
The Solway Firth is an inlet of the Irish Sea, separating Cumbria, England, from Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
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- The scheme is funded by Dumfries and Galloway council.
- In Fife and in Dumfries and Galloway, main roads were "passable with care".
- The conservation work will focus on maintaining and upgrading footpaths in the Dumfries and Galloway region.
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