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296:Post town
263:Edinburgh
1593:Inveresk
1524:Newhaven
1479:Drumbrae
1411:Balgreen
1357:Saughton
1352:Roseburn
1347:Polwarth
1342:Parkhead
1292:Firrhill
1267:Colinton
1242:Bankhead
1232:Baberton
1208:West End
1193:The Inch
1178:Sciennes
1168:Old Town
1158:New Town
1133:Liberton
1098:Comiston
828:Academia
787:BBC News
421:Scotland
361:Scottish
349:Scottish
337:Scotland
278:Scotland
229:NT197700
207:Scotland
1554:Trinity
1504:Granton
1459:Cramond
1425:Boswall
1416:Barnton
1362:Shandon
1337:Oxgangs
1257:Chesser
1237:Balerno
1143:Moredun
994:Niddrie
974:Lochend
914:Bingham
608:Balerno
481:History
272:Country
82:scholar
1605:Pinkie
1529:Pilton
1484:Drylaw
1302:Gorgie
1272:Currie
1247:Bonaly
1009:Pilrig
657:84.9%
604:Currie
590:, the
540:, the
536:, the
532:, the
332:Police
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1434:Cammo
1282:Dalry
964:Leith
959:Joppa
701:1.9%
695:Other
690:2.5%
684:Mixed
679:2.1%
673:Black
668:8.6%
662:Asian
654:86.3%
651:White
519:Odeon
89:JSTOR
75:books
796:2023
698:1.8%
687:1.7%
676:4.5%
665:5.8%
617:and
606:and
473:and
344:Fire
322:0131
311:EH14
61:news
820:at
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598:at
513:,
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