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Dunbar.

A town in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT6778).

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Meaning & usage

name/dʌnˈbɑː(ɹ)/UK
  1. A town in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT6778).

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  2. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Houston County, Georgia.

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  3. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Greencastle Township, Marshall County, Iowa.

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  4. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Butler County, Kentucky.

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  5. A number of places in the United States: A village in Otoe County, Nebraska.

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  6. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Washington County, Ohio.

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  7. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma.

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  8. A number of places in the United States: A borough and township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

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  9. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Georgetown County, South Carolina.

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  10. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Marlboro County, South Carolina.

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  11. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Wise County, Virginia.

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  12. A number of places in the United States: A city in Kanawha County, West Virginia.

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  13. A number of places in the United States: A town and census-designated place in Marinette County, Wisconsin.

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  14. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.

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Where this word comes from

Historically Dynbaer. From Cumbric *dyn (“fort”) + *barr (“hill-crest, summit, top”).

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