Beaufort

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

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbəʊfət/, /ˈbəʊfɔː(ɹ)/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈboʊfəɹt/, (city and county in South Carolina) /ˈbjuːfəɹt/

Beaufort

1. A place in France:
   1. A commune in Haute-Garonne department, Occitania.
   2. A commune in Hérault department, Occitania.
   3. A commune in Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
   4. A former commune in Jura department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
   5. A commune in Nord department, Hauts-de-France.
   6. A commune in Savoie department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
2. A town and commune in Echternach canton, eastern Luxembourg.
3. An English habitational surname from Old French of Norman origin.
   1. 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 village in County Kerry, Ireland (Irish grid ref V 8792).
9. A suburban village and community in Blaenau Gwent borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1711). ^[1]
10. A place in Australia:
    1. A locality (previously official) in Barcaldine Region, Queensland.
    2. A locality in Wakefield council area, South Australia.
    3. A town in the Shire of Pyrenees, Victoria.

• Beaufort cipher
• Beaufort County
• Beaufort scale
• Beaufort Sea

Beaufort (countable and uncountable, plural Beauforts)

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