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Dunedin

American  
[duhn-ee-din] / dʌnˈi dɪn /

noun

  1. a seaport on SE South Island, in New Zealand.

  2. a town in W Florida.


Dunedin British  
/ dʌnˈiːdɪn /

noun

  1. a port in New Zealand, on SE South Island: founded (1848) by Scottish settlers. Pop: 121 900 (2004 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Once back in Dunedin, Köhler brought the specimen to the University of Otago's Department of Geology.

From Science Daily Jun. 12, 2026

New Zealand remain 2-1 up in the series with the fifth and final match to be played in Dunedin on Thursday.

From Barron's Nov. 10, 2025

Less than seven months have passed since that inauspicious debut, and Yesavage isn’t in Dunedin anymore.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 30, 2025

The Blue Jays were starting Trey Yesavage, a rookie pitcher who began the season in the Class-A Florida State League pitching for the Dunedin Blue Jays in front of 328 fans against the Jupiter Hammerheads.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 24, 2025

The primacy passed to Bishop Neville of Dunedin, the only remaining survivor of the post-Selwynian group.

From A History of the English Church in New Zealand by Purchas, H. T. (Henry Thomas)

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