# Clydesdale

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈklaɪdzdeɪl/ · frequency rank #54,697

## Definitions
1. The valley of the River Clyde in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS91).
2. A former district of Strathclyde, Scotland, renamed from Lanark in 1980, and abolished in 1996 along with the region.
3. A community in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
4. A town in Harry Gwala District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.
5. A rural locality in the Shire of Hepburn, Victoria, Australia.

## Etymology
From Clyde + -s- + dale. The horses were so named because they were bred in the valley of the Clyde in Scotland.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/clydesdale