Edinburgh
pronunciation
How to pronounce Edinburgh in British English:
UK [ˈednˌbɜ:rə, -ˌbʌrə, -brə]
How to pronounce Edinburgh in American English:
US [ˈɛdnˌbərə, -ˌbʌrə, -brə]
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- Noun:
- the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
Word Origin
- Edinburgh
- older than King Edwin of Northumbria (who often is credited as the source of the name); originally Din Eidyn, Celtic, perhaps literally "fort on a slope." Later the first element was trimmed off and Old English burh "fort" added in its place." Dunedin in New Zealand represents an attempt at the original form.
Example
- 1. Chinese panda yang guang arrives at edinburgh airport .
- 2. Glasgow and edinburgh were inundated with indigent refugees .
- 3. But then edinburgh already has an online model .
- 4. Correspondence between london and edinburgh offered further grounds for doubt .
- 5. The first british university to join the fray is edinburgh .