Dunbar

American  

[duhn-bahr, duhn-bahr] / ˈdʌn bɑr, dʌnˈbɑr /

noun

1. Paul Laurence, 1872–1906, U.S. poet.

2. William, c1460–c1520, Scottish poet.

3. a town in the Lothian region, in SE Scotland, at the mouth of the Firth of Forth: site of Cromwell's defeat of the Scots 1650.

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Dunbar ¹ British  

/ dʌnˈbɑː /

noun

1. a port and resort in SE Scotland, in East Lothian: scene of Cromwell's defeat of the Scots (1650). Pop: 6354 (2001)

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Dunbar ² British  

/ dʌnˈbɑː /

noun

1. William. ?1460–?1520, Scottish poet, noted for his satirical, allegorical, and elegiac works

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Dunbar

The 64-year-old joins actors Martin Compston, Vicky McClure and Adrian Dunbar, who will reprise their roles in the next instalment of Jed Mercurio's hit crime thriller.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026

Dunbar, who lives nearby, had brought Somali chicken sambusas for fellow mourners standing in the cold.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026

Amanda Dunbar has also built a following of about 130,000 on TikTok, where she posts videos of her experiences in Sicily, and helps others make the move—and buy houses—themselves.

From Slate ● Feb. 1, 2026

Born Lowell Fillmore Dunbar in Kingston, Jamaica, he started out playing on tin cans, after watching Lloyd Knibbs and the Skatalites on television.

From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2026

Yes, he really is crazy, Doc,” Dunbar assured him.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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