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proper noun
- A town in East Lothian, Scotland.
- 1965 — In reply he sent Wilfrid to his town of under the supervision of a sheriff called Tydlin whom he knew to be more cruel. — Eddius Stephanus, Life of Wilfrid, Page 107, 12th century. Translated from Latin by J. F. Webb.
- A Scottish surname.
Etymology: dun (fortress, fort, castle, tower) + Gaelic bar (hill, height, top, extremity, point) or possibly from the name Bar or Barr, a follower of Kenneth, a captain of the Scots.
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