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Jedburgh

American  
[jed-bur-oh, -buhr-oh, -bruh] / ˈdʒɛd bɜr oʊ, -bʌr oʊ, -brə /

noun

  1. a border town in the Borders region, in SE Scotland: ruins of an abbey.


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Offeh and Gasho first arrived in Jedburgh in the spring of 2025.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Two years after leaving Scarborough, Jenni was 18 and living in Jedburgh with Swan and their one-year-old child.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

Members of Clan Turnbull stepped in to preserve Ruberslaw Parish Church at Bedrule - between Hawick and Jedburgh - during the summer.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

Jedburgh councillor Scott Hamilton said last week that the group were breaking the law by taking up residence on someone else's land.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025

And if my judgement be not scant, Some lybel will be relevant, And all the process firm and fast, To give the counsel Jedburgh cast.'

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 100, September 27, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various