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

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

An exact cause of death was not given, though Dunbar had reportedly been ill for some time.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

The case for a social capacity has been made, most persuasively, by the British anthropologist Robin Dunbar.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell