Dumfries

[duhm-frees]

noun

1. Also called Dumfriesshire. a historic county in S Scotland.

2. a burgh of Dumfries and Galloway in S Scotland: burial place of Robert Burns.

Dumfries

/ dʌmˈfriːs /

noun

1. a town in S Scotland on the River Nith, administrative centre of Dumfries and Galloway. Pop: 31 146 (2001)

Example Sentences

An eight-month-old baby and two toddlers, aged 14 months and 18 months, are in a serious condition in hospital after their pram was hit by a trailer in Dumfries.

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The children were taken to Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, then transferred to the Royal Children's Hospital in Glasgow where their condition has been described as serious.

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Michael Ashurst, 42, from Newton Stewart was driving through Dumfries when the crash happened and stopped to help at the scene.

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"This film will, I hope, demonstrate just some of the remarkable work being done around the world to put harmony into practice, from the forests of Guyana to sustainable communities in India – and, closer to home, through the work of my King's Foundation at Dumfries House and Highgrove," said the King.

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A number of ferry crossings between Cairnryan, in Dumfries and Galloway, and Northern Ireland were cancelled.

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