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Motherwell and Wishaw

[wish-aw]
–noun
a burgh in the Motherwell district, in S Scotland. 74,038.
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Moth·er·well and Wish·aw   (mŭth'ər-wěl', -wəl; wĭsh'ô)   
A burgh of south-central Scotland on the Clyde River southeast of Glasgow. Consolidated in 1920, it has various heavy industries. Population: 136,000.
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Motherwell and Wishaw

urban and industrial area comprising the neighbouring towns of Motherwell and Wishaw, North Lanarkshire council area, historic county of Lanarkshire, west-central Scotland, on the southeastern periphery of the Glasgow metropolitan area.

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