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. 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 ² 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 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.

Example Sentences

The Edinburgh singer is performing before thousands of people at the city's famous Concert in the Gardens, supporting indie-rock duo Wet Leg as the curtain falls on 2025.

From BBC

Elsewhere, final preparations are being made ahead of huge firework displays in Edinburgh and in London.

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Edinburgh Council's education convener said at the time that the move would end the "competition" between phones and teachers for pupils' attention.

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Tens of thousands of revellers from across the world will be attending Edinburgh's famous street party which culminates in the traditional firework display above Edinburgh Castle at midnight.

From BBC

Thousands of people, some dressed as Vikings carrying flaming torches, marched through Scotland's capital of Edinburgh as a procession kicked off the country's world-famous New Year celebrations.

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