edinburgh
edinburgh — noun
1. Scotland's main city, where the national parliament meets, known for its histori
Scotland's main city, where the national parliament meets, known for its historic castle, royal palace, and annual arts festivals that attract visitors from everywhere.
Lara spent a long weekend in Edinburgh visiting the historic castle and the royal palace.
collocation: spend time in Edinburgh
Every August, Edinburgh welcomes visitors from around the world for its famous arts festival.
collocation: Edinburgh welcomes visitors / Edinburgh festival
Tunde is studying artificial intelligence at the University of Edinburgh.
Nadia took a train from London to Edinburgh and watched the coastline pass by.
常見錯誤
2. the local government area and city region of Edinburgh, covering about one hundr
the local government area and city region of Edinburgh, covering about one hundred square miles along the Firth of Forth, with its own elected council that manages public services.
The city of Edinburgh covers around one hundred square miles along the Firth of Forth.
collocation: the city of Edinburgh covers [area]
Nadia checked the Edinburgh council website for information about local waste collection services.
collocation: Edinburgh council / Edinburgh council website
Roya read that Edinburgh's population has grown steadily, reaching over half a million people.
Edinburgh council agreed to build a new public library in the south of the area.
用法筆記
This sense is typically used in official or statistical contexts about local government boundaries, population figures, and administrative services. For tourism and cultural references, use sense 1 (SCOTTISH CAPITAL).