Teesside

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English Tees

Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der.

Proto-Germanic *sīdaz

Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ

Old English sīde

Middle English side

English side

English -side

English Teesside

From Tees (“River Tees”) + -side.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtiː(z)ˌsaɪd/

Proper noun

Teesside

1. A conurbation in North East England encompassing the towns of Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Redcar and surrounding settlements.
2. A county borough of North Riding of Yorkshire which had a brief existence between 1968 and 1974, being absorbed into the County of Cleveland.

Derived terms

• Teessider

Anagrams

• seediest