Dunfermline
[ duhn-furm-lin, -ferm-, duhm- ]
/ dʌnˈfɜrm lɪn, -ˈfɛrm-, dʌm- /
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noun
an administrative district in E Scotland, in the Fife region. 120 sq. mi. (311 sq. km).
a city in this district, near the Firth of Forth.
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Dunfermline
/ (dʌnˈfɜːmlɪn) /
noun
a city in E Scotland, in SW Fife: ruined palace, a former residence of Scottish kings. Pop: 39 229 (2001)
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