Dundee

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/dʌnˈdiː/

proper noun

A city in Scotland.

OriginScottish Gaelic Dùn Dè →
CommonScrabble 8
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in Scotland.

    On Friday, at a former Michelin factory in the north-east of the city, the finishing touches were being put in place for the fifth Dundee design festival, which opens on Monday.

    2024 September 21, Eve Livingston, “‘Students want to stay here now rather than disappear to London’: how design transformed the city of Dundee”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 04 Jul 2025
  2. A council area of Scotland including the city, one of 32 created in 1996.
  3. A locality in the Glen Innes Severn council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  4. A town in the Northern Territory, Australia.
  5. A community in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  6. A small community in Richmond County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  7. A township municipality of Quebec, Canada.
  8. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Geneva County, Alabama.
    2. A town in Polk County, Florida.
    3. A township in Kane County, Illinois.
    4. An unincorporated community in Pipe Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana.
    5. A city in Delaware County, Iowa.
    6. An unincorporated community in Barton County, Kansas.
    7. An unincorporated community in Ohio County, Kentucky.
    8. A township and village therein, in Monroe County, Michigan.
    9. A city in Nobles County, Minnesota.
    10. An unincorporated community in Tunica County, Mississippi.
    11. An unincorporated community in Franklin County, Missouri.
    12. A neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska.
    13. A village in the town of Starkey, Yates County, New York.
    14. A township in Walsh County, North Dakota.
    15. A census-designated place in Wayne Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
    16. An unincorporated community in Carter County, Oklahoma.
    17. A city in Yamhill County, Oregon.
    18. An unincorporated community in Archer County, Texas.
    19. An unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
    20. An unincorporated community in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.
  9. A coal mining town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Origin

  1. Scottish GaelicDùn Dè
  2. Scottish GaelicDùn Dè
  3. EnglishDundee

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic Dùn Dè (“good fort”).

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Translations

Bengali ডাণ্ডি
  • ডাণ্ডি (ḍanḍi)city
Bulgarian Дънди
  • Дънди (Dăndi)city
Chinese Mandarin 邓迪
  • 邓迪 (Dèngdí)city
French Dundee
  • Dundeecity
Greek Νταντί
  • Νταντί (Ntantí)city
Hindi डंडी
  • डंडी (ḍaṇḍī)city
Japanese ダンディー
  • ダンディー (Dandī)city
Korean 던디
  • 던디 (deondi)city
Russian Данди́
  • Данди́ (Dandí)city
Scottish Gaelic Dùn Dèagh, Dùn Dè
  • Dùn Dèaghcity
  • Dùn Dècity
Ukrainian Данді́
  • Данді́ (Dandí)city

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Dundee

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Anagrams

duendedenudedudeen
Cite this entry
APA

Dundee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dundee

MLA

“Dundee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dundee. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dundee,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dundee.

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