Dunbar

[ duhn-bahr for 1; duhn-bahr for 2, 3 ]

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

  2. William, c1460–c1520, Scottish poet.

  1. 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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How to use Dunbar in a sentence

  • Dunbar expected to confer passive immunity on the hay fever patient by transferring to him this horse serum with its antibodies.

    The Treatment of Hay Fever | George Frederick Laidlaw
  • The iron present was only what the Dunbar Expedition had thought it to be; a mere discoloration.

    Space Prison | Tom Godwin
  • A rumour was afloat that the latter had been bewitched into her grave, and this could not fail to have its effect on Miss Dunbar.

    Irish Witchcraft and Demonology | St. John D. (St. John Drelincourt) Seymour

British Dictionary definitions for Dunbar (1 of 2)

Dunbar1

/ (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)

British Dictionary definitions for Dunbar (2 of 2)

Dunbar2

/ (dʌnˈbɑː) /


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

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