Bute
[ byoot ]
/ byut /
noun
Also Bute·shire
[byoot-sheer, -sher] /ˈbyut ʃɪər, -ʃər/.
a historic county in SW Scotland, composed of three islands in the Firth of Clyde.
an island in the Firth of Clyde, in SW Scotland: part of the county Bute. 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
British Dictionary definitions for buteshire (1 of 3)
Buteshire
/ (ˈbjuːtˌʃɪə, -ʃə) /
noun
(until 1975) a county of SW Scotland, consisting of islands in the Firth of Clyde and Kilbrannan Sound: formerly part of Strathclyde region (1975–96), now part of Argyll and Bute council area
British Dictionary definitions for buteshire (2 of 3)
Bute
1
/ (bjuːt) /
noun
an island off the coast of SW Scotland, in Argyll and Bute council area: situated in the Firth of Clyde, separated from the Cowal peninsula by the Kyles of Bute . Chief town: Rothesay. Pop: 7228 (2001). Area: 121 sq km (47 sq miles)
British Dictionary definitions for buteshire (3 of 3)
Bute
2
/ (bjuːt) /
noun
John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute. 1713–92, British Tory statesman; prime minister (1762–63)