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Blandford Forum

Blandford Forum proper noun: a market town and civil parish with a town council in Dorset, England, previously in North Dorset district (OS grid ref ST8806).

Proper noun

Blandford Forum

  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in Dorset, England, previously in North Dorset district (OS grid ref ST8806).

Origin of Blandford Forum

From Old English blǣġena (“gudgeon”, gen. pl.) + ford. The addition of Latin forum dates to the 18th century.

Questions about Blandford Forum

What does Blandford Forum mean?
Blandford Forum means a market town and civil parish with a town council in Dorset, England, previously in North Dorset district (OS grid ref ST8806).
What part of speech is Blandford Forum?
Blandford Forum is a proper noun.

Words near Blandford Forum in the dictionary

  1. blander
  2. blandest
  3. blandfest
  4. blandfests
  5. Blandford
  6. Blandford Forum
  7. Blandford St Mary
  8. Blandford's fox
  9. Blandford-Blenheim
  10. Blandfords
  11. Blandiana

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