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Dunfermline

[duhn-furm-lin, -ferm-, duhm-]

noun

  1. an administrative district in E Scotland, in the Fife region. 120 sq. mi. (311 sq. km).

  2. a city in this district, near the Firth of Forth.



Dunfermline

/ dʌnˈfɜːmlɪn /

noun

  1. a city in E Scotland, in SW Fife: ruined palace, a former residence of Scottish kings. Pop: 39 229 (2001)

“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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She proposed Ms Peggie could work at another hospital, such as the Queen Margaret hospital in Dunfermline, an idea rejected by the nurse.

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Just months into the friendship between the two boys from Dunfermline, Aaron Murphy was diagnosed with neuroblastoma - a rare form of childhood cancer which develops in nerve tissue and usually affects children under five.

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As well as closing three sites, operations at its Dunfermline and Newcastle sites would also be affected by the plans.

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A woman from Dunfermline has spoken of her shock after an Apple voice-to-text service mistakenly inserted a reference to sex - and an apparent insult - into a message left by a garage.

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Mr Scott, from Dunfermline in Fife, was a senior director at the credit scoring firm Fico and had been attending a conference at the JW Marriott Hotel in Nairobi.

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