Dumfries

American  

[duhm-frees] / dʌmˈfris /

noun

1. Also called Dumfriesshire.  a historic county in S Scotland.

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

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Dumfries British  

/ dʌmˈfriːs /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Its members meet at Dumfries House in Ayrshire, Scotland, where charity The King's Foundation is based, which will get the money raised.

From BBC

Born near Dumfries, in Scotland’s southwest, he traveled widely in the Caribbean and helped found the Bank of England.

From The Wall Street Journal

The funds will be used to restore Ellisland Farm north of Dumfries and create a "world-class cultural destination" on the site.

From BBC

The Italians were also without Denzel Dumfries and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, as they sought to maintain what had been a 100 percent start to the competition.

From Barron's

Dairy farming is big business in south-west Scotland, with Dumfries and Galloway home to almost half of Scotland's dairy herds.

From BBC