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Beaufort
//ˈboʊfəɹt// name, noun
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Proper Noun
- 1 A place in France:; A commune in Haute-Garonne department, Occitania.
- 2 A place in France:; A commune in Hérault department, Occitania.
- 3 A place in France:; A commune in Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
- 4 A place in France:; A former commune in Jura department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
- 5 A place in France:; A commune in Nord department, Hauts-de-France.
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- 6 A place in France:; A commune in Savoie department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
- 7 A town and commune in Echternach canton, eastern Luxembourg.
- 8 An English habitational surname from Old French of Norman origin.
- 9 An English habitational surname from Old French of Norman origin.; Francis Beaufort, British admiral and hydrographer.
- 10 A dukedom in the English peerage.
- 11 A town in Sabah, Malaysia, named after Leicester Paul Beaufort.
- 12 A town, the county seat of Carteret County, North Carolina, United States.
- 13 A city, the county seat of Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States.
- 14 A village in County Kerry, Ireland (Irish grid ref V 8792).
- 15 A suburban village and community in Blaenau Gwent borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1711).
- 16 A place in Australia:; A locality (previously official) in Barcaldine Region, Queensland.
- 17 A place in Australia:; A locality in Wakefield council area, South Australia.
- 18 A place in Australia:; A town in the Shire of Pyrenees, central western Victoria, Australia.
Noun
- 1 A type of French cheese originally from Beaufort-sur-Doron. countable, uncountable
Etymology
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French Beaufort, from beau (“beautiful”) + fort (“fort”).
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French Beaufort, from beau (“beautiful”) + fort (“fort”).
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