Dunbar
Paul Laurence, 1872–1906, U.S. poet.
William, c1460–c1520, Scottish poet.
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 FolsomThis then is the family residence to which the Dunbars of Dornington are at last degraded!
Modern Flirtations | Catherine SinclairThe 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 AlgerJumonville marks the northernmost point reached by Dunbars regiment.
Braddock Road | John Kennedy LacockThe following well-known passage is from the conclusion to Dunbars Golden Targe.
English Dialects From the Eighth Century to the Present Day | Walter W. Skeat
British Dictionary definitions for Dunbar (1 of 2)
/ (dʌnˈbɑː) /
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)
/ (dʌnˈbɑː) /
William. ?1460–?1520, Scottish poet, noted for his satirical, allegorical, and elegiac works
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