Dumfries

[duhm-frees]

noun

Also called Dum·fries·shire

[duhm-frees-sheer, -sher] /dʌmˈfrisˌʃɪər, -ʃər/. a historic county in S Scotland.

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

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Examples from the Web for dumfries

He was just reading it as it appeared on autocue and quite enjoyed the royal references to Balmoral and Dumfries House.
How The Royal Weather Forecast Happened|Tom Sykes|May 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The few years of his residence in Dumfries have been commonly regarded as a period of poverty and intemperance.
Robert Burns|Gabriel Setoun
Dumfries was hostile, and was fined; Glasgow was also disaffected, the ladies were unfriendly.
A Short History of Scotland|Andrew Lang
Dumfries is larger than it was in the days of Burns, and very busy withal, in factories and railroads.
The Spell of Scotland|Keith Clark

From Kilmarnock to Dumfries by train is a Burns pilgrimage, even though it be taken without break, and in seventy-seven minutes!
The Spell of Scotland|Keith Clark
In the latter half of September a most disastrous outbreak began in Dumfries and in the neighbouring Maxwelltown.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Creighton

British Dictionary definitions for dumfries

Dumfries

noun

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

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