Embra
English
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Embra
- (Scotland, dialectal) Pronunciation spelling of Edinburgh.
- 2007, Peter McPhee, New Blood, page 40:
- " […] floods in Embra. Not that I feel sorry for that lot."
They all smiled. Embra was the Glasgow term for Edinburgh, the capital city. There had always been a rivalry between the towns.
- 2020, Allan Morrison, Haud That Bus!:
- Fairly attracts the visitors. Must be guid for business in Embra, ah would think.