Dunsinane

American  

[duhn-suh-neyn, duhn-suh-neyn] / ˈdʌn səˌneɪn, ˌdʌn səˈneɪn /

noun

1. a hill NE of Perth, in central Scotland: a ruined fort on its summit is traditionally called Macbeth's Castle. 1,012 feet (308 meters).

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Dunsinane British  

/ dʌnˈsɪnən /

noun

1. a hill in central Scotland, in the Sidlaw Hills: the ruined fort at its summit is regarded as Macbeth's castle. Height: 308 m (1012 ft)

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Usage

The pronunciation ˈdʌnsɪˌneɪn is used in Shakespeare's Macbeth for the purposes of rhyme

Example Sentences

The condo creep visible from her Brooklyn home is, in her analogy, like Birnam Wood coming to Dunsinane.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2022

A gaggle of teen girls leave Dunsinane as Erica Schmidt’s reimagining of the Scottish tragedy closes.

From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2020

On any given night, in the houses that Michael Kahn built, you could find yourself transported to Illyria or Bohemia, to Dunsinane or Athens.

From Washington Post • Feb. 17, 2017

An upstage tree shook furiously in the wind, as if itching to blow off to Dunsinane.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 23, 2016

When he finally stood in front of me, he held my hand tight and said, “Macbeth shall never vanquished be until great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane hill shall come against him.”

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah