Dun·bar (d n-bär ) A burgh of southeast Scotland on the North Sea east of Edinburgh. Oliver Cromwell defeated the Covenanters here on September 3, 1650. Population: 6,015. |
| Dun·bar (dnbär), Paul Laurence 1872-1906. American writer primarily noted for his poetry, which reflects Black American life and dialect. |
| Dun·bar (dn-bär), William 1460?-1520? Scottish poet known for his allegorical works, such as The Thrissill and the Rois (1503), and an elegy on bygone poets, Lament of the Makaris (c. 1508). |
Dunbar [dʌnˈbɑː]
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(Placename) a port and resort in SE Scotland, in East Lothian: scene of Cromwell's defeat of the Scots (1650). Pop.: 6518 (1991)
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(Biographies / Dunbar, William (?1460-?1520) M, Scottish, WRITING: poet) William. ?1460-?1520, Scottish poet, noted for his satirical, allegorical, and elegiac works
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