English Explanatory Dictionary

Edinburgh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The capital city of Scotland.
  2. A council area of Scotland including the city, one of 32 created in 1996.
  3. A town in Bartholomew County, Johnson County and Shelby County, Indiana, United States.
  4. A ghost town in Scioto Township, Delaware County, Ohio, United States.
  5. A town in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.
  6. An outer northern suburb of Adelaide in the City of Salisbury, South Australia.
  7. Short for Edinburgh of the Seven Seas.
  8. A royal dukedom.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛd.ɪn.bə.ɹə/ [ˈɛd.n̩.bə.ɹə] /ˈɛd.ɪn.bɹə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-Edinburgh.wav En-uk-Edinburgh.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Typheuss-Edinburgh.wav ĕdʹĭn-bŭr-ə /ˈɛd.ɪn.bʌɹ.ə/ ĕdʹən-bŭr-ə /ˈɛd.ən.bʌɹ.ə/ ĕdʹən-bər-ə /ˈɛd.ənˌbɝ.ə/

Word forms

Edinburgh

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.

Related words

Edinburg

Derived words

Edinburgh of the Seven Seas eupad eusol New Edinburgh
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