Edinburgh

American  

[ed-n-bur-uh, -buhr-uh, -bruh] / ˈɛd nˌbɜr ə, -ˌbʌr ə, -brə /

noun

1. Duke of. Philip.

2. a city in and the capital of Scotland, in the SE part: administrative center of the Lothian region.

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Edinburgh ¹ British  

/ -brə, ˈɛdɪnbərə /

noun

1. Duke of, title of Prince Philip Mountbatten. born 1921, husband of Elizabeth II of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Edinburgh ² British  

/ -brə, ˈɛdɪnbərə /

noun

1. 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)

2. a 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)

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Edinburgh Cultural  

1. Capital of Scotland, located in the Lothian region in the southeastern part; Scotland's banking and administrative center.

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The University of Edinburgh, which was founded in the sixteenth century, is noted for its faculties of divinity, law, medicine, music, and the arts.

As a cultural center, Edinburgh was especially prominent in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, when the philosophers David Hume and Adam Smith, the authors Robert Burns and Sir Walter Scott, and the scientist James Hutton were active.

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"I think the game now is safer than it's ever been," adds Moody, who was cleared of early onset dementia when he took part in a study at University of Edinburgh.

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The airspace above both countries, which operate direct flights to Edinburgh and Glasgow, remains closed until further notice.

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They will likely travel to Celtic Park and Edinburgh rivals Hibernian's Easter Road after the split and host Rangers, who beat them at Ibrox earlier this month.

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Stern was also appointed to the board of St George's House Trust, an institution set up by the late Duke of Edinburgh to advance "moral, religious and social understanding".

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But few players who started the games in Edinburgh and at Twickenham have made a compelling case to keep their places.

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