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Edinburgh(encyclopedia)
Edinburgh(dictionary)
Old and New Towns of Edinburgh(tourism)
Edinburgh flights(tourism)
Edinburgh car rental(tourism)
Edinburgh airports(tourism)
Edinburgh Festival, the(dictionary)
Edinburgh, Duke of(dictionary)
Duke of Edinburgh, the(dictionary)

nil desperandum (iou) and Edinburgh (oh)


nil desperandum (iou)



nil desperandum interjection. E17.
[Latin nil desperandum (Teucro duce et auspice Teucro) no need to despair (with Teucer as your leader and Teucer to protect you), from Horace Odes.]
Do not despair, never despair.

Edinburgh (oh)



the capital of Scotland, in the east of the country on the River Forth. Edinburgh is a centre for business, industry, Education, and the law, and the new Scottish parliament is there. It is an important cultural centre, with many theatres, concert halls, and museums . Because of this, it is sometimes called "the Athens of the North".