Dun·dee (d n-d  ) A burgh of east-central Scotland on the northern bank of the Firth of Tay. It was a stronghold of the Covenanters in the religious wars of the Scottish Reformation. Population: 152,000. |
Dundee [dʌnˈdiː]
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1. (Placename) a port in E Scotland, in City of Dundee council area, on the Firth of Tay: centre of the former British jute industry; university (1967). Pop.: 158 981 (1991)
2. (Placename) City of. a council area in E Scotland. Pop.: 145 663 (1996 est.). Area: 65 sq. km (25 sq. miles)
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(Biographies / Dundee, 1st Viscount (?1649-1689) M, Scottish, POLITICS: Jacobite leader) 1st Viscount, title of John Graham of Claverhouse. ?1649- 89, Scottish Jacobite leader, who died from his wounds after winning the battle of Killiecrankie
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