Beaufort

See also: beaufort

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbəʊfət/, /ˈbəʊfɔː(ɹ)/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈboʊfəɹt/, (city and county in South Carolina) /ˈbjuːfəɹt/

Proper noun

Beaufort

  1. Any of several places in France
  2. An English habitational surname from Old French of Norman origin
  3. Francis Beaufort, British admiral and hydrographer
  4. A dukedom in the English peerage
  5. A town in Sabah, Malaysia.
  6. A town, the county seat of Carteret County, North Carolina, United States.
  7. A city, the county seat of Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States.
  8. A suburban village in Blaenau Gwent borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1711).

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Noun

Beaufort (countable and uncountable, plural Beauforts)

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

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