Blenheim

English Etymology The house was named to commemorate the Allied victory at the 1704 Battle of Blenheim Battle of Blindheim (near Höchstädt an der Donau in Bavaria). Other places are named after the house, often with an association to the Duchy of Marlborough. Pronunciation en /ˈblɛnəm/ en ɛnəm 2 Proper noun en rural locality in r:Suf/Lockyer Valley s/Queensland c/Australia. en unincorporated community in the municipality of mun/Chatham-Kent p/Ontario c/Canada. en former township merged into twp:suf/Blandford-Blenheim co/Oxford County p/Ontario. en town r/Marlborough isl/South Island c/New Zealand, the largest in the region. NZ Topo Map en place cc/England: en cpar (without a council) west of town/Woodstock dist/West Oxfordshire co/Oxfordshire. Parish map (Oxfordshire) en suburban area in par/Garsington dist/South Oxfordshire co/Oxfordshire OS grid ref SP5702. OS: South Oxfordshire en small inner-city area city/Leeds co/West Yorkshire. en place c/USA: en unincorporated community twp:Suf/Gloucester co/Camden County s/New Jersey. en small town co/Schoharie County s/New York. en small town co/Marlboro County s/South Carolina. en unincorporated community co/Albemarle County s/Virginia. Derived terms en Blandford-Blenheim Noun A colour variation of two toy spaniel breeds, chestnut brown with pearl white markings. 287 II ....—a large cashmere shawl, with its border of roses, thrown carelessly on a chair—a crimson cushion, where lay sleeping a Blenheim dog, almost small enough to have passed through the royal ring in that most fairy tale of the White Cat:—all bespoke a lady's room. References en Spaniels