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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)

purpurite (iou) and Edinburgh (oh)


purpurite (iou)



purpurite noun. E20.
[from Latin purpura (see PURPLE adjective & noun) + -ITE1.]
Mineralogy. An orthorhombic phosphate of trivalent manganese and trivalent iron, occurring as red or purple crystals and containing more manganese than heterosite.

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".