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Dunbar

American  
[duhn-bahr, duhn-bahr] / ˈdʌn bɑr, dʌnˈbɑr /

noun

  1. Paul Laurence, 1872–1906, U.S. poet.

  2. William, c1460–c1520, Scottish poet.

  3. a town in the Lothian region, in SE Scotland, at the mouth of the Firth of Forth: site of Cromwell's defeat of the Scots 1650.


Dunbar 1 British  
/ dʌnˈbɑː /

noun

  1. a port and resort in SE Scotland, in East Lothian: scene of Cromwell's defeat of the Scots (1650). Pop: 6354 (2001)

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Dunbar 2 British  
/ dʌnˈbɑː /

noun

  1. William. ?1460–?1520, Scottish poet, noted for his satirical, allegorical, and elegiac works

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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North Berwick is the first town in the region to have the parking charges introduced, with plans for similar schemes in Musselburgh, Haddington, Dunbar and Tranent expected to follow.

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Leah Dunbar, 50, was moved to tears looking at it.

From Los Angeles Times

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From Los Angeles Times

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