Edinburgh
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Duke of. Philip.
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a city in and the capital of Scotland, in the SE part: administrative center of the Lothian region.
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the capital of Scotland and seat of the Scottish Parliament (from 1999), in City of Edinburgh council area on the S side of the Firth of Forth: became the capital in the 15th century; castle; three universities (including University of Edinburgh, 1583); commercial and cultural centre, noted for its annual festival. Pop: 430 082 (2001)
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a council area in central Scotland, created from part of Lothian region in 1996. Pop: 448 370 (2003 est). Area: 262 sq km (101 sq miles)
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The University of Edinburgh, which was founded in the sixteenth century, is noted for its faculties of divinity, law, medicine, music, and the arts.
As a cultural center, Edinburgh was especially prominent in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, when the philosophers David Hume and Adam Smith, the authors Robert Burns and Sir Walter Scott, and the scientist James Hutton were active.
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A trial was set for 12 January 2028 in Edinburgh.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
A research team led by Dr. Uisdean Nicholson of Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh has now provided the strongest evidence yet that Silverpit was formed by an asteroid or comet.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
The new laws were introduced to help tackle problems with housing demand and anti-social behaviour, especially in hot spots such as Edinburgh.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Hundreds of holiday let properties are operating in Edinburgh despite being refused planning permission, new figures show.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
“My mother and I were mostly in Edinburgh, Scotland, and Oxford, England, though. I think I told you in the gym I had to be interviewed at both those places. Mostly the University of Edinburgh.”
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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