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Beaufort
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beaufort
English
thumb|Beaufort, Haute-Garonne, France
Etymology
Borrowed from en fr Beaufort, from fr beau beautiful + fr fort fort.
Pronunciation
en /ˈbəʊfət/ /ˈbəʊfɔː(ɹ)/ UK
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Beaufort.wav Southern England
en /ˈboʊfəɹt/ /ˈbjuːfəɹt/ US city and county in South Carolina
Proper noun
en place c/France:
en commune in dept/Haute-Garonne r/Occitania.
en commune in dept/Hérault r/Occitania.
en commune in dept/Isère r/Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
en former commune in dept/Jura r/Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
en commune in dept/Nord r/Hauts-de-France.
en commune in dept/Savoie r/Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
en town/and/commune in can/Echternach eastern c/Luxembourg.
en English habitational Old French of Norman origin.
Francis Beaufort, British admiral and hydrographer.
A dukedom in the English peerage.
en town s/Sabah c/Malaysia, named after Leicester Paul Beaufort.
en place c/USA:
en town/county seat co/Carteret County s/North Carolina.
en city/county seat co/Beaufort County s/South Carolina.
en village co/Kerry c/Ireland Irish grid ref V 8792.
en suburban village/and/wcomm in cobor:noaff/Blaenau Gwent cc/Wales OS grid ref SO1711. Community map (Wales)
en place c/Australia:
en locality (previously official) in r:Suf/Barcaldine s/Queensland.
en locality carea/Wakefield s/South Australia.
en town shire:Pref/Pyrenees central western s/Victoria c/Australia.
Derived terms
en Beaufort cipher Beaufort County Beaufort scale Beaufort Sea Beaufort West
Translations
Francis Beaufort
Greek: el μποφόρ n
Marathi: mr बोफोर
village and community in Blaenau Gwent, Wales
Cornish: kw Cendl
Irish: ga Cendl
Scottish Gaelic: gd Cendl
Welsh: cy Cendl
Noun
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A type of French cheese originally from Beaufort-sur-Doron.
References
en Cheeses France Individuals