Edinburgh
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Duke of. Philip.
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a city in and the capital of Scotland, in the SE part: administrative center of the Lothian region.
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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)
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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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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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The Linda Myles Debate will recognise her long-standing belief that Edinburgh is the place for rigorous debate around the screen industries.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
McAllan said when she was first appointed culture secretary after the election in May, one of the first meetings she had was about the Edinburgh TV Festival.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
"They could easily have moved those trams and helped the city flourish during its Fringe which puts Edinburgh on the world stage in August," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Hypermobility disorders may affect hundreds of thousands of people in the UK, though many remain undiagnosed, according to new research, external from the University of Edinburgh.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
While Sara slept in her new room, Paris, Kat, and Rio were on the train from Edinburgh plotting ways to keep her off the team.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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