Edinburgh
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1.6
- proper noun
- /ˈɛdɪnbərɡ/
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Edimburgo
- I was excited to visit Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, for the first time.
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Edinburgh, UK
- University of Edinburgh
And the first book launch was in Edinburgh and they tried to stop that.
- And the first book launch was in Edinburgh and they tried to stop that.
- So I was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, the youngest of four girls.
- McGregor returned to Edinburgh at this point for a few years.
- It's a month long in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland.
- So I went from Edinburgh to Salford.
- It was a thing myself and some actor friends did at Edinburgh Festival many years ago.
- Anyway, it's, it's, that's the next, that's the next Edinburgh show that we do.
Examples
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So we're doing this show in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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I am calling you from Edinburgh in Scotland.
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So we're doing this show in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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John and I were students at Edinburgh years ago.
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But you have to go to Edinburgh first.
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So I was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, the youngest of four girls.
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That's right, we're going to be in Edinburgh for two days only.
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McGregor returned to Edinburgh at this point for a few years.
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Here was a postcard showing the view up the High Street to Edinburgh Castle.
Fiction book (2002) -
Mr. McClelland was married and worked as a chemistry lecturer at Edinburgh University.
Compounds
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6.1
A British royal title for the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, especially Prince Philip
Surface Forms
Etymology
Edinburgh comes from an old Celtic name Din Eidyn, meaning 'fort of Eidyn', and the ending -burgh is the same root as the familiar English word borough, meaning 'fort' or 'town'. So the name reminds us that Edinburgh began as a strong town with a castle on a rocky hill.