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 endangered red panda, who arrived in Edinburgh in 2016, was given a clean bill of health and returned to his habitat.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Sir Sean was born in Edinburgh 1930 went on to play Bond in six films.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Potter says that in the run up to LFW there were events in London, Bristol, Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Dundee and Cardiff.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
The family of Sir Sean Connery has announced plans for a new filmmaking centre in Edinburgh.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Craig Castle is a small castle—I mean, compared to Edinburgh or Stirling Castles; or Balmoral, where the King lives in the summer; or Glamis, where the Queen’s family lives.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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