Dunbar

American

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

noun

Paul Laurence, 1872–1906, U.S. poet.
William, c1460–c1520, Scottish poet.
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.

Dunbar ¹ British

/ dʌnˈbɑː /

noun

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

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

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The exhibition illustrates how those early reggae bands were championed by venues like the Four Aces, which was founded by Newton Dunbar in East London.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026

North Berwick is the first town in the region to have the parking charges introduced, with plans for similar schemes in Musselburgh, Haddington, Dunbar and Tranent expected to follow.

From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026

Leah Dunbar, 50, was moved to tears looking at it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026

Dunbar went for one of these in Salemi.

From Slate ● Feb. 1, 2026

By age twelve, I was officially an eighth-grader and was madly in love with my life as a student at Dunbar Junior and Senior High.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals

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