Elgin

American  

[el-jin, el-gin] / ˈɛl dʒɪn, ˈɛl gɪn /

noun

1. a city in northeastern Illinois.

2. former name of Moray.

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Elgin British  

/ ˈɛlɡɪn /

noun

1. a market town in NE Scotland, the administrative centre of Moray, on the River Lossie: ruined 13th-century cathedral: distilling, engineering. Pop: 20 829 (2001)

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Example Sentences

In addition to the Silver Platter, the Latinos in Heritage Conservation also included the the Elgin Mexican Cemetery in Texas, which is where many Latinos who migrated during the early 20th century are buried, but the area is threatened by flooding, and Las Barracas, a World War II-era building where bracero workers would stay as they supported the troops, but is now abandoned, facing deterioration and vandalized.

From Los Angeles Times

Some patients were diverted to Dundee or Elgin.

From BBC

The South Shore operation came just weeks after a high-profile raid in suburban Elgin, where Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem joined and posted a video of herself in tactical gear while agents made arrests.

From Salon

Leah Hobson was born in Dr Gray's in Elgin in 2004, and during the first weeks of her life she was visited by community midwife Carol Bennett.

From BBC

Leah went to Bishopmill Primary in the town as a young girl, and then Elgin Academy.

From BBC