Dunedin

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic Dùn Èideann (“Edinburgh”), from Old Welsh Din Eidyn.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: dŭnēʹdĭn, IPA^(key): /dʌˈniːdɪn/, /-ən/
• (General American) enPR: dŭnēʹdĭn, IPA^(key): /dʌˈnidɪn/, /-ən/
• (New Zealand) enPR: dŭnēʹdən, IPA^(key): /dɐˈniːdɘn/

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Proper noun

Dunedin

1. A city in the South Island of New Zealand.
2. Edinburgh (an anglicisation of the Gaelic name)

Translations

a city in New Zealand

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 但尼丁 (Dànnídīng)

• Japanese: ダニーデン (Danīden)
• Macedonian: Данидн m (Danidn)
• Russian: Дани́дин m (Danídin)

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