Beaufort

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French Beaufort, from beau (“beautiful”) + fort (“fort”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbəʊfət/, /ˈbəʊfɔː(ɹ)/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈboʊfəɹt/, (city and county in South Carolina) /ˈbjuːfəɹt/ === Proper noun === Beaufort A place in France: A commune in Haute-Garonne department, Occitania. A commune in Hérault department, Occitania. A commune in Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. A former commune in Jura department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. A commune in Nord department, Hauts-de-France. A commune in Savoie department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. A town and commune in Echternach canton, eastern Luxembourg. An English habitational surname from Old French of Norman origin. Francis Beaufort, British admiral and hydrographer. A dukedom in the English peerage. A town in Sabah, Malaysia, named after Leicester Paul Beaufort. A town, the county seat of Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. A city, the county seat of Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. A village in County Kerry, Ireland (Irish grid ref V 8792). A suburban village and community in Blaenau Gwent borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1711). A place in Australia: A locality (previously official) in Barcaldine Region, Queensland. A locality in Wakefield council area, South Australia. A town in the Shire of Pyrenees, central western Victoria, Australia. ==== Derived terms ==== Beaufort cipher Beaufort County Beaufort scale Beaufort Sea ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Beaufort (countable and uncountable, plural Beauforts) A type of French cheese originally from Beaufort-sur-Doron. === References ===