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Edinburgh

edin·burgh

UK/ˈɛd.ɪn.bə.ɹə/ US/ˈɛd.n̩.bə.ɹə/ fairly common

noun

1.

the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth

Origin

From Middle English Edynburgh, from Old Welsh Eidyn, a Celtic/Brythonic region of uncertain origin (possibly a personal name; compare Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“stronghold”)) + Old English burg (“castle, stronghold”). The English name was probably a calque from Old Welsh (cf. Din Eidyn). More at Eidyn and Etymology of Edinburgh.

Phrases

  • Edinburgh of the Seven Seas
  • New Edinburgh

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