Dumfries

[ duhm-frees ]

noun

1. Also called Dum·fries·shire [duhm-, frees, -sheer, -sher]. a historic county in S Scotland.
2. a burgh of Dumfries and Galloway in S Scotland: burial place of Robert Burns.

Dumfries

/ dʌmˈfriːs /

noun

1. a town in S Scotland on the River Nith, administrative centre of Dumfries and Galloway. Pop: 31 146 (2001)

Example Sentences

A 79-year-old man was fatally shot by Prince William County police Thursday night in the Dumfries area, police officials said.

From Washington Post

He was just reading it as it appeared on autocue and quite enjoyed the royal references to Balmoral and Dumfries House.

From The Daily Beast

Barbour makes no mention of an appointment: Bruce rode over to Dumfries, where Comyn was staying, and the tragedy was enacted.

From Project Gutenberg

Having garrisoned Dumfries Castle, Bruce sent out his messengers to raise adherents.

From Project Gutenberg

Bruce agreed to raise no new fortresses132 within the counties of Berwick, Roxburgh, and Dumfries.

From Project Gutenberg

But we missed the village, for it was a mile or two off the road to Dumfries, which we hoped to reach for the night.

From Project Gutenberg

Dumfries, a town on Quantico Creek, had been settled by a group of Scotch merchants, who traded in the colony.

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