dun·bar·ton·shire \ˌdənˈbärtənˌshi(ə)r, -_shər\adjective ordun·bar·ton\-tən\; alsodum·bar·ton·shireordum·bar·ton\ˌdəmˈ-\ Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Dunbartonshire, Dumbartonshire or Dunbarton, Dumbarton county, Scotland : of or from the county of Dunbarton, Scotland : of the kind or style prevalent in Dunbarton