Beaufort

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A place in France:
  2. A commune in Haute-Garonne department, Occitania.
  3. A commune in Hérault department, Occitania.
  4. A commune in Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
  5. A former commune in Jura department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
  6. A commune in Nord department, Hauts-de-France.
  7. A commune in Savoie department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
  8. A town and commune in Echternach canton, eastern Luxembourg.
  9. An English habitational surname from Old French of Norman origin.
  10. Francis Beaufort, British admiral and hydrographer.
  11. A dukedom in the English peerage.
  12. A town in Sabah, Malaysia, named after Leicester Paul Beaufort.
noun
  1. A type of French cheese originally from Beaufort-sur-Doron.

Pronunciation

/ˈbəʊfət/ /ˈbəʊfɔː(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Beaufort.wav /ˈboʊfəɹt/ /ˈbjuːfəɹt/

Word forms

Beaufort Beauforts

Etymology

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

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