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edinburgh

/ˈɛd.ɪn.bə.ɹə/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.28 in modern English

Syllables
ed-in-burgh
IPA
/ˈɛd.ɪn.bə.ɹə/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

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The capital city of Scotland.

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A council area of Scotland including the city, one of 32 created in 1996.

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A town in Bartholomew County, Johnson County and Shelby County, Indiana, United States.

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A ghost town in Scioto Township, Delaware County, Ohio, United States.

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A town in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.

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An outer northern suburb of Adelaide in the City of Salisbury, South Australia.

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Short for Edinburgh of the Seven Seas.

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A royal dukedom.

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Edynburgh, Eidyn, -, *dūnom, burg

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɛd.ɪn.bə.ɹə/
  • British English: /ˈɛd.ɪn.bə.ɹə/

Derived Forms

Edinburger Edinburghian eupad eusol

Phrases

Edinburgh of the Seven Seas New Edinburgh

Frequently Paired Words

Edinburg

Questions

How do you pronounce edinburgh?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛd.ɪn.bə.ɹə/.
What does edinburgh mean?
The capital city of Scotland.
Where does edinburgh come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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