Dunbar

[ duhn-bahr for 1; duhn-bahr for 2, 3 ]

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

  2. William, c1460–c1520, Scottish poet.

  1. 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.

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How to use Dunbar in a sentence

  • I was used very kindly by the Dunbars, but that winter in the woods seemed a long, long winter.

    Fifty Years In The Northwest | William Henry Carman Folsom
  • This then is the family residence to which the Dunbars of Dornington are at last degraded!

    Modern Flirtations | Catherine Sinclair
  • The only thing that troubled him was the doubt and anxiety of his good friends, the Dunbars, when he did not return to the house.

    The Young Musician | Horatio Alger
  • Jumonville marks the northernmost point reached by Dunbars regiment.

    Braddock Road | John Kennedy Lacock
  • The following well-known passage is from the conclusion to Dunbars Golden Targe.

British Dictionary definitions for Dunbar (1 of 2)

Dunbar1

/ (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)

British Dictionary definitions for Dunbar (2 of 2)

Dunbar2

/ (dʌnˈbɑː) /


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

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