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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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As a result, Skubal worked 4 ⅔ innings in a Grapefruit League game in Dunedin, Fla., on Saturday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 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

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

I live in Dunedin, a city on the South Island, and have seen firsthand how effective the war against predators has been.

From Slate • Aug. 8, 2025

These singularly formed hills about Dunedin are not mere barren rocks; they have their suggestiveness, speaking of volcanic eruptions, of wild prehistoric upheavals dating back for many thousands of years.

From Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands by Ballou, Maturin Murray

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