the capital of Scotland and seat of the Scottish Parliament (from 1999), in City of Edinburgh council area on the S side of the Firth of Forth: became the capital in the 15th century; castle; three universities (including University of Edinburgh, 1583); commercial and cultural centre, noted for its annual festival. Pop: 482 640 (2012)
2. City of
Edinburgh in British English2
(ˈɛdɪnbərə, -brə)
noun
Duke of, title of Prince Philip Mountbatten. born 1921, husband of Elizabeth II of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Edinburgh in American English
(ˈɛdənˌbɜrə; ˈɛdənˌbɜroʊ)
capital of Scotland, in the E part, on the Firth of Forth: district pop. 419,000
Word lists with
Edinburgh
capital, castle, Former Scottish counties, inhabitant, place