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dʌmˈfris; dʌmˈfrisˌʃɪər, -ʃərdum·fries
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Dumfries
Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was a civil parish and became the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South. People from Dumfries are known colloquially as Doonhamers.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Dumfries
an agricultural market-town, county town of Dumfriesshire and a seaport, stands on the left bank of the Nith, with Maxwelltown as suburb on the right, 90 m. SW. of Edinburgh; manufactures tweeds and hosiery, and trades in cattle; here Robert Burns spent the last five years of his life, and his remains lie buried.
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dumfries
A royal burgh and parish of Scotland, the capital of Dumfriesshire, on the Nith. This town was exposed to repeated calamities from the invasions of the English during the border wars. In this town John Comyn, the competitor for the Scottish throne, was stabbed by Robert Bruce in 1305.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dumfries in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dumfries in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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The signs were there from young adulthood -- his concerns about social issues, community issues and ecological issues, all that's happened is that he's got more and more involved and has had the time to develop these ideas and take them further, due to the length of time that he's been Prince of Wales. What I'd like to think is that in bringing together so many strands into the Prince's Foundation of his charitable initiatives, that this( Dumfries House) is a fantastic physical legacy of that work that will always be here and always remain.
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