Blair

//blɛɚ// name

name ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable
  2. 2
    A unisex given name.; A male given name. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A unisex given name.; A female given name. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Clay County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Doniphan County, Kansas. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Grand Traverse County, Michigan. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Washington County, Nebraska, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Esmeralda County, Nevada. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Jackson County, Oklahoma. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Blair County, Pennsylvania. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Roane County, Tennessee. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
  10. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; Ellipsis of Blair County. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
  11. 16
    A village in the city of Cambridge, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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anthony charles lynton blair

Example

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"She was anxious to leave Blair’s house now that it was occupied by the usurpers, but we had cajoled her into remaining in order to keep some check upon the movements of the man Dawson and his daughter."

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic blàr (“field, plain”).

Related phrases

Bald BlairBlair AtholBlair CountyPort Blaircounty seatwashington county

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