Dunedin
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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/
Audio (New Zealand): (file)
Proper noun
Dunedin
- A city in the South Island of New Zealand.
- Edinburgh (an anglicisation of the Gaelic name)
Translations
a city in New Zealand