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Edinburgh [W
Eidyn,
Eitin (man's name); OE
burh, fortress; cf. Sc.
burgh, borough]. The Scottish capital, more specifically the imposing stone promontory (300 feet) today called Castle Rock, at the centre of the city, appears in many Celtic narratives. From earliest recorded history Castle Rock is described as impregnable, although the Angles succeeded in breaching it in AD 638. Its Latin name was Castellum Puellaram [Maidens' Castle], which appears to be based on 12th-century legend. Nothing is known of Eidyn or Eitin, the person who gave his apparently Welsh name to the rock and to the city. He is commemorated in the
Gododdin (a 13th-cent. text about 7th-cent. events) where Edinburgh is known as Din Eidyn; it is known as Caer Eiddyn in other Welsh texts. Within the poem the defender of the Rock is Mynyddawg Mwynfawr [W, rich king of the castle]. The Scottish Gaelic name for the city, Dùn Eideann or Dùn Éideann [
dùn, hill, fortress;
aodann, slope], is often anglicized to Dunedin. In Arthurian narratives the Rock and city may be known as Danebroc or Tanebroc. Earlier etymologies linking Edinburgh to the OE Eadwinesburgh [Edwin's fortress] are now discredited.
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Edinburgh's soaring salaries leave rest of Scotland behind
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 5/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; AN ECONOMIC boom in Edinburgh has seen salaries soar by up to 20...leaving the rest of Scotland behind. Edinburgh's rocketing house prices, high...However, the appearance of an "Edinburgh weighting" to lower and middle management...
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Edinburgh recover from early setback to hit top spot
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 9/28/2002; ; 700+ words
; Edinburgh 38 Llanelli 14 Referee: S McDowell (Ire). Attendance: 3,890 EDINBURGH failed their first big test when losing to Munster...after welcoming the visitors with early gifts Edinburgh showed great heart and skill to come back and...
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Edinburgh II--a new springtime for ecumenical mission?(second Edinburgh World Missionary Conference)
Magazine article from: International Bulletin of Missionary Research; 10/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...reflection, planning, and renewal. Will Edinburgh II be such an occasion--a time for...opinion pieces and proposals for making Edinburgh II the takeoff point for new global mission...org.uk) is scheduled to be held in Edinburgh June 12-15, 2010. Edinburgh I The...
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Edinburgh is rising to the challenge
Newspaper article from: Evening News - Scotland; 5/26/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...the contribution to commerce and innovation by Edinburgh and its hinterland. The Capital's worldwide...cloned sheep. But the continued success of the Edinburgh City Region - Edinburgh and the south-east of Scotland - cannot be taken...
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Edinburgh Napier University Unveils new Name and big Ambitions.
PR Newswire; 2/25/2009; 700+ words
; EDINBURGH, February 25 /PRNewswire/ -- - Capital University Renamed...today as it announced it is to change its name to become Edinburgh Napier University. Incorporating Edinburgh directly into its name is designed to enhance the University...
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Edinburgh save best until last
Newspaper article from: Scotland on Sunday; 12/21/2003; ; 700+ words
; ULSTER 27 EDINBURGH 21 At Murrayfield HAVING given Scottish...with a second-half fightback that saw Edinburgh score 21 points to cause an Irish flutter...his Christmases had come at once when Edinburgh coach Frank Hadden threw in the youngster...
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Edinburgh lack the killer instinct
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 9/3/2001; ; 700+ words
; Newport 29 Edinburgh 11 Referee: O Trevor (Ire). Attendance: 6,164 EDINBURGH crashed to the bottom of the Welsh/Scottish...The defeat will be a bitter pill to swallow for Edinburgh's captain, Don Mackinnon, who took his side...
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RugbyU: Edinburgh trio in as Scotland make changes for Wales
Newspaper article from: AAP Sports News (Australia); 2/7/2007; 663 words
; ...AAP Sports News (Australia) 02-07-2007 RugbyU: Edinburgh trio in as Scotland make changes for Wales EDINBURGH, Feb 7, 2007 (AFP) - Scotland coach Frank Hadden called up the Edinburgh trio of Rob Dewey, Phil Godman and Scott Murray as...
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Edinburgh voted top destination (but not as good as Luang Prabang)
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 2/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...buffeted by snow, wind and rain. Yet Edinburgh and Luang Prabang in Laos have more in...world - and Luang Prabang is the one Edinburgh, currently lying tenth, will have to...seemed hard to draw parallels between Edinburgh and Luang Prabang, where just about...
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Edinburgh stun Saracens with superb victory
Newspaper article from: Evening News - Scotland; 8/11/2001; ; 700+ words
; Edinburgh 35 Saracens 19 BRITISH and Irish Lion...five tries as Evening News-sponsored Edinburgh completed a flawless build-up to the...Goldenacre today. In front of a 2000 crowd, Edinburgh showed plenty of enterprise to ask a...
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Edinburgh
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
EDINBURGH EDINBURGH. "Edinburgh, sir, is the metropolis of this ancient kingdom, the seat of law, the rendezvous of taste, and winter quarters of all our nobility who cannot afford to live in London." In these terms a newspaper correspondent...
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EDINBURGH
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
EDINBURGH The capital of Scotland where local educated...Pronunciation (1) Working-class Edinburgh speech shares features with GLASGOW and...final /ʌ/ as in barra barrow, Edinburgh has /e/, as in barrie barrow, elbie...
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Edinburgh College of Parapsychology
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
Edinburgh College of Parapsychology Originally founded under the name Edinburgh Psychic College and Library by Ethel Miller in 1932 at 30 Heriot Row, Edinburgh, Scotland. The college was affiliated with the British College of Psychic Science...
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Edinburgh Group
Book article from: A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art
Edinburgh Group. A group of Scottish painters...x2018;Usually people look to the Edinburgh Group … for something unique...rather than parlour propriety. Half Edinburgh goes to [the New Gallery in] Shandwick...
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Edinburgh castle
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Edinburgh castle stands on Castle Rock overlooking the city of Edinburgh and is approached across the Esplanade, the site of the annual military tattoo and other ceremonies. Edinburgh castle has been sacked and rebuilt several times...
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