Edinburgh meaning

ĕd'n-bûr'ə, -bŭr'ə, -brə
A city of eastern Scotland on the Firth of Forth. Originally a small settlement under the protection of a medieval castle, Edinburgh has been Scotland's capital since 1437. It has long been noted as a center of intellectual and cultural activity.
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Capital of Scotland, in the E part, on the Firth of Forth.
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The capital and second largest city of Scotland.
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Origin of edinburgh

From Old English burg, castle, from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“fortress”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhrgh (“fortified elevation”).

Sentence Examples

  • of Edinburgh by the North British railway.

  • Three weeks after the battle he, still provost of St Giles, was admitted a burgess of Edinburgh, his father, the "Great Earl," being then civil provost of the capital.

  • In 1894 he delivered the Gifford Lectures at Edinburgh, the subject being "The Philosophy and Development of Religion."

  • See James Mackintosh, Dissertation on the Progress of Ethical Philosophy (Edinburgh, 1832); and specially Sir Leslie Stephen, English Thought in the 18th Century, iii.

  • Eventually the marriage was celebrated in Edinburgh on the 8th of August 1503.

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