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Balfour

Balfour proper noun: a settlement in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO7896).

Proper noun

Balfour (countable and uncountable, plural Balfours)

  1. A settlement in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO7896).
  2. A village in the Orkney Islands council area, Scotland, on the island of Shapinsay.
  3. A small town in Southland, New Zealand.
  4. A census-designated place in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States.
  5. A city in McHenry County, North Dakota, United States.
  6. A town in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
  7. A town in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
  8. A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.
    1. Arthur Balfour, British Prime Minister.

Forms of Balfour

pluralBalfours

Origin of Balfour

From Scottish Gaelic baile (“village, town”) + pùir, genitive form of pór (“pasture, grass”).

Words formed from Balfour

Phrases with Balfour

Questions about Balfour

What does Balfour mean?
Balfour means a settlement in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO7896).
What part of speech is Balfour?
Balfour is a proper noun.

Words near Balfour in the dictionary

  1. Balet
  2. Balete
  3. Baley
  4. Baleyadaan
  5. Baleys
  6. Balfour
  7. Balfour pine
  8. Balfour pines
  9. Balfourian
  10. Balfours
  11. Balfours Peak

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