0 an area of central Scotland that was a county until 1975 and is now a council area (= an area with its own local government):
Longannet, in Clackmannanshire, became the first mine in Britain to benefit from a £110 million European subsidy scheme.
Born in Italy, he arrived at the age of four in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, where his father ran a cafe.
Glasgow has the highest rate of unemployment, it claims, followed by West Dunbartonshire, North Lanarkshire and Clackmannanshire.
The leader of Clackmannanshire council said there was no justification for scrapping a council that was performing well.
