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Beaufort

/ˈbəʊfət/US/ˈboʊfəɹt/

Beaufort proper noun: a commune in Haute-Garonne department, Occitania.

beaufort: a commune in Haute-Garonne department, Occitania
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Proper noun

Beaufort

  1. A commune in Haute-Garonne department, Occitania.
  2. A commune in Hérault department, Occitania.
  3. A commune in Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
  4. A former commune in Jura department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
  5. A commune in Nord department, Hauts-de-France.
  6. 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.
    1. Francis Beaufort, British admiral and hydrographer.
  9. A dukedom in the English peerage.
  10. A town in Sabah, Malaysia, named after Leicester Paul Beaufort.
  11. A town, the county seat of Carteret County, North Carolina.
  12. A city, the county seat of Beaufort County, South Carolina.
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  1. A village in County Kerry, Ireland (Irish grid ref V 8792).
  2. A suburban village and community in Blaenau Gwent borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1711).
  3. A locality (previously official) in Barcaldine Region, Queensland.
  4. A locality in Wakefield council area, South Australia.
  5. A town in the Shire of Pyrenees, central western Victoria, Australia.

Noun

Beaufort (countable and uncountable, plural Beauforts)

  1. A type of French cheese originally from Beaufort-sur-Doron.

Beaufort meaning in Marathi

Beaufort in Marathi

Francis Beaufort
बोफोर bophor

Forms of Beaufort

pluralBeauforts

Origin of Beaufort

Borrowed from French Beaufort, from beau (“beautiful”) + fort (“fort”).

Words formed from Beaufort

Phrases with Beaufort

Questions about Beaufort

What does Beaufort mean?
Beaufort means a commune in Haute-Garonne department, Occitania.
What is Beaufort in Marathi?
Beaufort in Marathi is बोफोर (bophor). See Beaufort meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Beaufort?
Beaufort can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Beaufort?
Beaufort is pronounced /ˈbəʊfət/ (UK).

Words near Beaufort in the dictionary

  1. beauffets
  2. beaufin
  3. beaufins
  4. Beauford
  5. Beaufords
  6. Beaufort
  7. Beaufort boil
  8. Beaufort cipher
  9. Beaufort ciphers
  10. Beaufort County
  11. Beaufort scale

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