Prestonpans

[ pres-tuhn-panz ]

noun
  1. a seaside resort in the Lothian region, in SE Scotland, E of Edinburgh: battle 1745.

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Prestonpans

/ (ˌprɛstənˈpænz) /


noun
  1. a small town and resort in SE Scotland, in East Lothian on the Firth of Forth: scene of the battle (1745) in which the Jacobite army of Prince Charles Edward defeated government forces under Sir John Cope. Pop: 7153 (2001)

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