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Dunoon

British  
/ dəˈnuːn /

noun

  1. a town and resort in W Scotland, in Argyll and Bute, on the Firth of Clyde. Pop: 8251 (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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Rodd, born in Dunoon in western Scotland and raised on the Isle of Man, has English heritage on his father's side of the family.

From BBC Feb. 13, 2026

Coastguard crews, including the service's helicopter, and lifeboat personnel have launched a search following the incident between Dunoon and Gourock on Sunday afternoon.

From BBC Jun. 15, 2025

HMP Greenock is a local community-facing prison, receiving offenders mainly from courts in Greenock, Campbeltown, Oban, Dunoon and surrounding Inverclyde and North Strathclyde areas.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2023

Dunoon Grammar School in Scotland won the category of community collaboration for skill-based courses, including in travel and tourism, design and maritime studies, intended to stem a brain-drain.

From Reuters Oct. 19, 2022

Here I saw more and yet more of the strange and wonderful things I had thought upon so long back, in Dunoon.

From A Minstrel in France by Lauder, Harry, Sir

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