Deeside
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English
Etymology 1
From Dee (“River Dee (Wales)”) + -side.
Proper noun
Deeside
- A conurbation consisting of the towns and villages around the estuary of the Dee in Cheshire, England, and Flintshire, Wales.
Etymology 2
From Dee (“River Dee (Aberdeenshire)”) + -side.
Proper noun
Deeside
- (usually with Royal) The area around Braemar and Banchory on the banks of the Dee in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, home to Balmoral.
- 1947 January and February, O. S. Nock, “"The Aberdonian" in Wartime”, in Railway Magazine, page 8:
- As we climbed the Marykirk Bank Ogilvie spoke of the passes leading over to Deeside, and of the Royal deer forests around Balmoral; then, with mingled pride and modesty, he added, "I've driven the King seven times."