Embra

English

Proper noun

Embra

1. (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.