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Edinburgh
[ ed-n-bur-uh, -buhr-uhor, especially British, -bruh ]
noun
- Duke of. Philip ( def 4 ).
- a city in and the capital of Scotland, in the SE part: administrative center of the Lothian region.
Edinburgh
1/ -brə; ˈɛdɪnbərə /
noun
- the capital of Scotland and seat of the Scottish Parliament (from 1999), in City of Edinburgh council area on the S side of the Firth of Forth: became the capital in the 15th century; castle; three universities (including University of Edinburgh, 1583); commercial and cultural centre, noted for its annual festival. Pop: 430 082 (2001)
- City ofa council area in central Scotland, created from part of Lothian region in 1996. Pop: 448 370 (2003 est). Area: 262 sq km (101 sq miles)
Edinburgh
2/ -brə; ˈɛdɪnbərə /
noun
- Edinburgh, Duke of1921MBritishPOLITICS: royal family member Duke of, title of Prince Philip Mountbatten. born 1921, husband of Elizabeth II of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Edinburgh
- Capital of Scotland , located in the Lothian region in the southeastern part; Scotland's banking and administrative center.
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Example Sentences
Brand, who was born in Essex, rose to fame as a stand-up comedian, performing at the Hackney Empire in 2000 and later the Edinburgh Fringe.
In December last year, BBC Scotland revealed that 17 concerns about safety in the obstetrics triage and assessment unit at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary were upheld or partially upheld in the whistleblowing report.
Sentencing him at the High Court in Edinburgh, judge Lady Ross said: "That arrogant self-assessment of your condition was woefully wrong."
Three skulls from Japan that were given to Edinburgh University in 1913 have been returned to the indigenous community where they originated.
The proposed development – which would be one of the largest in the world – consists of up to 307 turbines across an area four times the size of Edinburgh.
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