Elgin
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Elgin may refer to:
- The Elgin Marbles, Greek bas-reliefs housed at the British Museum
- Elgin, Moray, a former royal burgh and parliamentary burgh in Moray, Scotland, and from which all subsequent uses ultimately derive
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Other uses
- Elgin (album), a 2011 album by American R&B singer and songwriter Ginuwine
- Elginia, a turtle-like parareptile of the Late Permian period
- The Elgin Marbles, Greek bas-reliefs housed at the British Museum
- Elgin tablets, a name for a tablet (confectionery)
- Glen Elgin, a single malt whisky from Speyside
- Elgin platform, an oil platform working the Elgin–Franklin fields in the North Sea
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Places
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Canada
- Elgin, a community in Rideau Lakes, Ontario
- Elgin County, Ontario
- Elgin, Manitoba
- Elgin, Nova Scotia
- Port Elgin, New Brunswick
- Elgin, New Brunswick
- Elgin, Quebec
- Elgin Settlement, a 19th-century community for freed slaves located in present-day North Buxton and South Buxton, Ontario
- Elgin Street (Ottawa)
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The UK
- Elgin Street, Lancashire, in Bacup, Lancashire, one of the world's shortest streets
- Elgin, Moray, in Scotland
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Hong Kong
- Elgin Street, Hong Kong, a street in Central, Hong Kong
- Elgin Street, former name of Haiphong Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
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South Africa
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United States
- Elgin, Alabama
- Elgin, Arizona
- Elgin, California
- Elgin, Illinois
- Elgin (Metra), a train station
- Elgin, Iowa
- Elgin, Kansas
- Elgin, Minnesota
- Elgin (Natchez, Mississippi), listed on the NRHP in Mississippi
- Elgin, Nebraska
- Elgin, Nevada
- Elgin (Warrenton, North Carolina), listed on the NRHP in North Carolina
- Elgin, North Dakota
- Elgin, Ohio
- Elgin, Oklahoma
- Elgin, Oregon
- Elgin, Pennsylvania
- Elgin, Kershaw County, South Carolina
- Elgin, Lancaster County, South Carolina
- Elgin, Utah
- Elgin, Texas
- Elgin Township (disambiguation)
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Constituencies
- Elgin Burghs (UK Parliament constituency), a District of Burghs constituency from 1708 to 1918
- Elginshire (UK Parliament constituency), a county constituency from 1708 to 1832
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People
- Elgin Baylor (born 1934), former professional basketball player
- Elgin James, filmmaker, musician, and former member of Friends Stand United
- Earl of Elgin or Lord Elgin, the title of several individuals
- Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin (1766–1841), British diplomat
- James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811–1863), Canadian governor
- Mike Elgin (born 1983), offensive guard for the New England Patriots
- Suzette Haden Elgin (born 1936), science fiction author and linguist
- Michail Elgin (born 1981), Russian tennis player
- Duane Elgin, American author, speaker, educator, consultant, and media activist
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Groups and companies
- The Elgins, a Motown group active from 1962–1967
- "The Elgins", an early name used by The Temptations in their pre-David Ruffin era
- Elgin National Watch Company
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See also
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