Dunbar

American  

[duhn-bahr, duhn-bahr] / ˈdʌn bɑr, dʌnˈbɑr /

noun

1. Paul Laurence, 1872–1906, U.S. poet.

2. William, c1460–c1520, Scottish poet.

3. a town in the Lothian region, in SE Scotland, at the mouth of the Firth of Forth: site of Cromwell's defeat of the Scots 1650.

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Dunbar ¹ British  

/ dʌnˈbɑː /

noun

1. a port and resort in SE Scotland, in East Lothian: scene of Cromwell's defeat of the Scots (1650). Pop: 6354 (2001)

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Dunbar ² British  

/ dʌnˈbɑː /

noun

1. William. ?1460–?1520, Scottish poet, noted for his satirical, allegorical, and elegiac works

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Example Sentences

They were committed at Nazareth House homes in Lasswade, Midlothian and Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, and at an unknown address in Dunbar, East Lothian.

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Cables from Berwick Bank will bring the power ashore to substations at Dunbar in East Lothian and at Blyth in Northumberland.

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The huge development will sit about 24 miles off the East Lothian coast, with the power coming to shore at Dunbar and Blyth in Northumberland.

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It provides significant employment to the town of Dunbar, six miles to the west – birthplace of the naturalist John Muir who's credited with establishing the modern day conservation movement.

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Andrea McPherson, 30, grew up in Dunbar and works as an environmental compliance coordinator at Torness.

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