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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/ -brə; ˈɛdɪnbərə /

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
   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

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/ -brə; ˈɛdɪnbərə /

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

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

His last visit as president in 2018 sparked a security operation with thousands protesting in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen.

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The medical care I have had from NHS doctors and nurses in Edinburgh has been exceptional.

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The remains were sent to Edinburgh University, where forensic scientists and colleagues from Glasgow University pieced together the body parts.

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Edinburgh University has warned staff it expects to make job cuts in response to “unsustainable” funding.

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Previously, the High Court in Edinburgh was told Mr Rollinson had collapsed following the assault and never regained consciousness.

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