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Dunedin

UK/dʌˈniːdɪn/US/dʌˈnidɪn/

Dunedin proper noun: an anglicisation of the Gaelic name for Edinburgh.

Proper noun

Dunedin

  1. An anglicisation of the Gaelic name for Edinburgh.
  2. A city in Otago, South Island, New Zealand.
  3. A city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States.

Synonyms of Dunedin

Origin of Dunedin

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic Dùn Èideann (“Edinburgh”), from Old Welsh Din Eidyn.

Questions about Dunedin

What does Dunedin mean?
Dunedin means an anglicisation of the Gaelic name for Edinburgh.
What part of speech is Dunedin?
Dunedin is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Dunedin?
Dunedin is pronounced /dʌˈniːdɪn/ (UK).

Words near Dunedin in the dictionary

  1. dune coon
  2. dune coons
  3. dune cricket
  4. dune grass
  5. duned
  6. Dunedin
  7. Dunedoo
  8. dunefield
  9. dunefields
  10. dunefoot
  11. dunefoots

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Dunedin (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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