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edinburgh
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
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.
Gazetteer
Housing Units (2000): 1894
Land area (2000): 2.842629 sq. miles (7.362374 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.842629 sq. miles (7.362374 sq. km)
FIPS code: 20404
Located within: Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
Location: 39.352728 N, 85.967466 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 46124
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
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Edinburgh
Wikipedia
Edinburgh (; ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 local government council areas. Located in Lothian on the Firth of Forth's southern shore, it is Scotland's second most populous city and the seventh most populous in the United Kingdom. The 2014 official population estimates are 464,990 for the city of Edinburgh, 492,680 for the local authority area, and 1,339,380 for the City region as of 2014 (Edinburgh lies at the heart of the Edinburgh & South East Scotland). Recognised as the capital of Scotland since at least the 15th century, Edinburgh is home to the Scottish Parliament and the seat of the monarchy in Scotland. The city is also the annual venue of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and home to national institutions such as the National Museum of Scotland, the National Library of Scotland and the Scottish National Gallery. It is the largest financial centre in the UK after London.
Historically part of Midlothian, the city has long been a centre of education, particularly in the fields of medicine, Scots law, literature, the sciences and engineering. The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1582 and now one of four in the city, was placed 17th in the QS World University Rankings in 2013 and 2014. The city is also famous for the Edinburgh International Festival and the Fringe, the latter being the world's largest annual international arts festival. The city's historical and cultural attractions have made it the United Kingdom's second most popular tourist destination after London, attracting over one million overseas visitors each year. Historic sites in Edinburgh include Edinburgh Castle, Holyrood Palace, the churches of St. Giles, Greyfriars and the Canongate, and the extensive Georgian New Town, built in the 18th century. Edinburgh's Old Town and New Town together are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which has been managed by Edinburgh World Heritage since 1999.
Edinburgh was a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 until 1885. Originally a single member constituency, representation was increased to two members in 1832. It was abolished in 1885, being split into Edinburgh Central, Edinburgh South, Edinburgh East and Edinburgh West.
__NOTOC__ Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland.
Edinburgh may also refer to:
- Edinburgh Airport
- University of Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Agreement (1992), a political compromise reached to accommodate Denmark's objections to the Maastricht Treaty
- Edinburgh Agreement (2012), an agreement over the terms of the 2014 referendum on Scottish independence
- Edinburgh (novel), a novel by author Alexander Chee
- Livingston (basketball), a now defunct Scottish basketball team, named Edinburgh in 1977–1987
- County of Edinburgh, the formal name of Midlothian until 1890
Edinburgh is a debut novel by author Alexander Chee. It is a coming-of-age story about a young boy who experiences, and eventually triumphs over, the damage inflicted by a child molester.
Usage examples of "edinburgh".
Flora Abernethy lived in a basement flat on a rundown street near the center of Edinburgh.
In a sermon on cruelty to animals, preached at Edinburgh, March 5, 1826, by the Rev.
The Esculapian Club of Edinburgh have, since the death of Burns, added some iron-work, with an inscription in honour of the Ayrshire poet to the original headstone.
I sent to Edinburgh, a few days after I had the happiness of meeting you in Ayrshire, but you were gone for the Continent.
Chap Men, or Running, Flying, and other mercurial stationers, peripatetic booksellers, pedlers, packmen, and again chepmen, these visited the villages and small towns from the large printers of the supply towns, as London, Banbury, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, etc.
It was a pity to die, but he was a soldier, and no one had yet devised a way a man could live for ever, not even those clever bastards in Edinburgh.
Born in the Lawnmarket area of Edinburgh in 1711, the son of a Berwickshire laird, he developed a passion for literature and philosophy at college.
For some time he acted as clerk in connexion with a bleachfield at Roslin, and subsequently held a situation in the Commercial Bank in Edinburgh.
During this commotion among the Cameronians, the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow were filled with tumults.
You heard her say that the jewels were in her box at Christiania, and that she never opened the box until this evening here in Edinburgh?
This wall of Antoninus, at a small distance beyond the modern cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, was fixed as the limit of the Roman province.
Earl of Montrose, Gerek Gunn fled the city of Edinburgh, his black stallion pounding beneath him and his deerhound, a great-great grandson of Dubh, running at his side.
On April 18, 1881, Keith, late of Edinburgh, now of London, successfully removed an edematous myoma, together with the uterus, which was 42 pounds in weight.
The next few were from Eindhoven, three from Edinburgh, two from Aberdeen, then a British Airways flight from New York.
The two attended an esbat, years past, in the shadows cast by Edinburgh Castle.