Edinburgh

[ ed-n-bur-uh, -buhr-uhor, especially British, -bruh ]

noun

1. Duke of. Philip ( def 4 ).
2. a city in and the capital of Scotland, in the SE part: administrative center of the Lothian region.

Edinburgh

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/ ˈɛdɪnbərə; -brə /

noun

1. Edinburgh, Duke of1921MBritishPOLITICS: royal family member Duke of, title of Prince Philip Mountbatten. born 1921, husband of Elizabeth II of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Edinburgh

²

/ ˈɛdɪnbərə; -brə /

noun

1. the capital of Scotland and seat of the Scottish Parliament (from 1999), in City of Edinburgh council area on the S side of the Firth of Forth: became the capital in the 15th century; castle; three universities (including University of Edinburgh, 1583); commercial and cultural centre, noted for its annual festival. Pop: 430 082 (2001)
2. City of
   City of a council area in central Scotland, created from part of Lothian region in 1996. Pop: 448 370 (2003 est). Area: 262 sq km (101 sq miles)

Edinburgh

1. Capital of Scotland , located in the Lothian region in the southeastern part; Scotland's banking and administrative center.

Notes

The University of Edinburgh, which was founded in the sixteenth century, is noted for its faculties of divinity, law, medicine, music, and the arts.

As a cultural center, Edinburgh was especially prominent in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, when the philosophers David Hume and Adam Smith , the authors Robert Burns and Sir Walter Scott , and the scientist James Hutton were active.

Example Sentences

Scotland’s capital Edinburgh boasts a beautiful, hilly landscape, a robust education system and good access to grant funding, public and private investment.

From TechCrunch

People in London, Edinburgh, or Belfast woke up to the reality that decisions made by a government thousands of miles away could shut down their economies and their lives.

From Quartz

Philip, named Duke of Edinburgh, intended to continue his career in the navy.

From Washington Post

In 1957, Philip, then known only as the Duke of Edinburgh, officially became a Prince after Queen Elizabeth bestowed the title upon him.

From Time

Upon marrying the Queen, Prince Philip dropped his title as Prince of Greece and Denmark to become the Duke of Edinburgh.

From Time

Although the family was based in Edinburgh, Scotland, Sophie studied French and Modern Languages at Oxford University.

From The Daily Beast

EDINBURGH — Every actor can recall their worst review; but most try to keep them under wraps.

From The Daily Beast

At Le Monde Hotel in central Edinburgh this week, she was still captivating at the age of 66.

From The Daily Beast

The Trial of Jane Fonda is at the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh until August 24.

From The Daily Beast

The day before his wedding, King George VI titled his future son-in-law Philip Duke of Edinburgh.

From The Daily Beast

A brown or dark gray stone, as in Edinburgh, is the principal material used, and gives the city a very substantial appearance.

From Project Gutenberg

John Bell, the distinguished anatomist of Scotland, was born at Edinburgh.

From Project Gutenberg

The marquis of Argyle beheaded at Edinburgh and his head set upon the Tolbooth.

From Project Gutenberg

In Edinburgh we were near the center from which Scott's vast influences radiated.

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Though Edinburgh has unusually broad and well paved streets, it is a trying place for a motorist.

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