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
Example Sentences
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Nicholson made no comment as he left Dumfries Sheriff Court.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Nicholson - who remains under investigation for trafficking - was given the order by Dumfries Sheriff Court to prevent him moving vessels without providing crew details.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Ben Glen, who was afraid of water and could not swim, died in the River Nith in Dumfries at the end of April - eight days after his 18th birthday.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
The category A-listed Tolbooth sits next to the A76 - a main link route between Dumfries and Galloway and Ayrshire.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
From Dumfries they started on July 2 south-westward for Galloway, a region not overmuch frequented even now, and then hardly at all, by tourists: even Wordsworth on his several Scottish trips passed it by unexplored.
From Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame by Colvin, Sidney
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