Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dunblane

/dˈʌnblˌeɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables
dun-blane
IPA
/dˈʌnblˌeɪn/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in Stirling council area, Scotland; historically it was a royal burgh in Perthshire until 1975 (OS grid ref NN7801), infamous for the mass shooting that happened there in 1996.

name

A town in Stirling council area, Scotland; historically it was a royal burgh in Perthshire until 1975 (OS grid ref NN7801), infamous for the mass shooting that happened there in 1996.

Questions

How do you pronounce dunblane?
The recorded pronunciation is /dˈʌnblˌeɪn/.
What does dunblane mean?
A town in Stirling council area, Scotland; historically it was a royal burgh in Perthshire until 1975 (OS grid ref NN7801), infamous for the mass shooting that happened there in 1996.

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