Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A village of central Scotland south of Stirling. It was the site of Robert the Bruce's defeat of the English under Edward II on June 23, 1314.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun A battle in which the Scots under Robert the Bruce defeated the English and assured the independence of Scotland.
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- proper noun A
village nearStirling inScotland - proper noun A
battle important in Scotland's struggle for independence
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a battle in which the Scots under Robert the Bruce defeated the English and assured the independence of Scotland
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Examples
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Well, Bannockburn is where we won that freedom in 1314, and Bannockburn was where the local Town Council was going to build a new housing scheme in 1920 something.
The Scottish Scene 1954
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The Ashley, in Bannockburn, gives promise of heralding a new camp in that area.
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The battle of Bannockburn is the greatest battle ever fought on Scottish ground.
An Island Story: A History of England for Boys and Girls Henrietta Elizabeth 1920
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I know the developer who designed that tragedy out there drove a Mercedes and lived in Bannockburn.
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A brook, called Bannockburn, running to the eastward, between rocky and precipitous banks, effectually covered the Scottish right wing, which rested upon it, and was totally inaccessible.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 406, December 26, 1829 Various
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On the south, it was terminated by the banks of the brook called Bannockburn, which are so rocky, that no troops could attack them there.
Heroes Every Child Should Know Hamilton Wright Mabie 1880
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There is also a place nearby called Bannockburn and mountains called Rob Roy and Ben Lomond, so i feel very much at home.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2009
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There is also a place nearby called Bannockburn and mountains called Rob Roy and Ben Lomond, so i feel very much at home.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2009
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"Bannockburn," with men who mourn in "To Mary in Heaven," and with all lovers in a score of famous lyrics.
Outlines of English and American Literature : an Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived William Joseph Long 1909
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What's been dune afore can be dune again; the speerit o 'Bannockburn's no' de'ed oot a'thegither. "
My Man Sandy J. B. Salmond
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