Dunedin

/dʌˈniːdɪn/ proper noun

A city in New Zealand's South Island, or the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh.

From Scottish Gaelic Dùn Èideann meaning 'fort on the hill slope', referring to Edinburgh. Scottish settlers in New Zealand chose this name to honor their homeland, creating a linguistic bridge between the Old World and New.

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