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Dunedin

American  
[duhn-ee-din] / dʌnˈi dɪn /

noun

  1. a seaport on SE South Island, in New Zealand.

  2. a town in W Florida.


Dunedin British  
/ dʌnˈiːdɪn /

noun

  1. a port in New Zealand, on SE South Island: founded (1848) by Scottish settlers. Pop: 121 900 (2004 est)

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New Zealand remain 2-1 up in the series with the fifth and final match to be played in Dunedin on Thursday.

From Barron's • Nov. 10, 2025

It’s what allowed him to keep climbing, from Dunedin to Vancouver to Double-A New Hampshire to Triple-A Buffalo and, ultimately, Toronto.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

The Blue Jays were starting Trey Yesavage, a rookie pitcher who began the season in the Class-A Florida State League pitching for the Dunedin Blue Jays in front of 328 fans against the Jupiter Hammerheads.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2025

I live in Dunedin, a city on the South Island, and have seen firsthand how effective the war against predators has been.

From Slate • Aug. 8, 2025

It goes without saying that Dunedin has all the usual educational and philanthropic institutions which a community of fifty thousand people demand in our day.

From Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands by Ballou, Maturin Murray