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Bannockburn

[ ban-uhk-burn, ban-uhk-burn ]

noun

  1. a village in central Scotland: site of the victory (1314) of the Scots under Robert the Bruce over the English, which assured the independence of Scotland.


Bannockburn

/ ˈæəˌɜː /

noun

  1. a village in central Scotland, south of Stirling: nearby is the site of a victory (1314) of the Scots, led by Robert the Bruce, over the English. Pop: 7396 (2001)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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The model was produced using details from two virtual images of The Bruce, who led the Scots to victory over English troops led by King Edward II at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314.

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Prince Charles Edward Stuart took shelter at Bannockburn House in 1746, and it has been said that a shot was fired through the window of the room he was sleeping in.

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The yen's sharp rebound against the dollar was not due to Bank of Japan intervention, said Marc Chandler, chief market strategist at Bannockburn Global Forex in New York.

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Reached by phone in Bannockburn, Illinois, outside Chicago, Uri Raanan, the teenager's father, said he spoke with his daughter by phone.

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As long as the conflict is contained to Israel and Hamas, "we can go back and focus on the economic fundamentals," said Marc Chandler, chief market strategist at Bannockburn Global Forex in New York.

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