Dunedin, city, Pinellas County, western Florida, on the Gulf of Mexico and Saint Joseph Sound; settled about 1855, incorporated as a city 1931. It is primarily a winter resort. Schiller International University (1964) is here. The name of the community, chosen in 1882, is derived from Duneideann (“castle on the rock,” sometimes spelled Dunedin), the Gaelic name for Edinburgh. Population 30,203 (1980); 34,012 (1990); 35,691 (2000).
