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

The deaths of Isabella Ruxton and Mary Rogerson in Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway, made headlines around the world in 1935.

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Newspaper reporters flocked to Dumfries and Galloway after dismembered and disfigured human remains were discovered beneath a bridge over a stream.

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"And I would say you won't know the school, its in Dumfries and what they were actually referring to was what private school did you go to," she said.

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The local authority in Dumfries and Galloway was considering the move to "develop and enhance" education provision in the region.

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The move was being considered as part of plans to modernise teaching provision across Dumfries and Galloway.

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