Dumfries
Americannoun
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Also called Dumfriesshire. a historic county in S Scotland.
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a burgh of Dumfries and Galloway in S Scotland: burial place of Robert Burns.
noun
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Of the 6,596 marriages involving non-Scottish residents last year, 3,492 took place in the Dumfries and Galloway town, meaning it alone accounted for more than half of Scotland's destination weddings.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Dumfries and Newton Stewart have the most affected premises, with six in each area.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Two seedlings from the last known wild dendroseris neriifolia tree have arrived at Logan Botanic Garden in Dumfries and Galloway after an international rescue effort involving experts in Chile and the UK.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
He made the comments at a summit he had convened at Dumfries House in Scotland to discuss how the tech can be used to benefit society.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Sometimes his fun found vent even upon the envelope; for example:— Mr. John Clerk Maxwell, "Postyknowswere, "Kirkpatrick Durham, "Dumfries."
From Heroes of Science: Physicists by William Garnett
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