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Elgin

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

noun

  1. a city in northeastern Illinois.

  2. former name of Moray.


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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Meanwhile, another star of the new film, Kevin McKidd - best known for roles in Trainspotting and Grey's Anatomy - was born in Elgin, Moray.

From BBC May 1, 2026

Many West contemporaries—Wilt Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor, for instance—are gone, as is Bryant, whose death was clearly one of the worst times in West’s life.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 14, 2026

He has 43 30-point games this season, tying Elgin Baylor and Jerry West for sixth-most in a season by a Lakers player.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 28, 2026

Scott said Riley is deserving of being immortalized among the Lakers greats: Jerry West, Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Elgin Baylor and Chick Hearn, all of whom have statues in their honor.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 22, 2026

We found these rough, and attesting a period of art far more remote than that of the Elgin marbles.

From From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey by Julia Ward Howe

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