English Explanatory Dictionary

Musselburgh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town in East Lothian council area, Scotland; historically it was in Midlothian (OS grid ref NT3472).
  2. A suburb of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, named after the Scottish town.

Pronunciation

/ˈmʌsəlbəɹə/

Word forms

Musselburgh

Etymology

From mussel (“shellfish”) + burgh.

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