[duhn-furm-lin, -ferm-, duhm-] 
| 1. | an administrative district in E Scotland, in the Fife region. 120 sq. mi. (311 sq. km); 125,027. |
| 2. | a city in this district, near the Firth of Forth. 51,738. |
| Dun·ferm·line (dŭn-fûrm'lĭn) A burgh of east-central Scotland northwest of Edinburgh. It was long a favorite residence of Scottish kings. Andrew Carnegie was born here (1835) and gave the town its library. Population: 43,800. |
Dunfermline
royal burgh and city, Fife council area and historic county, eastern Scotland, situated on high ground 3 miles (5 km) inland from the Firth of Forth
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