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#* [[Beaufort, Isère|Beaufort]], in the [[Isère]] ''département''
#* [[Beaufort, Isère|Beaufort]], in the [[Isère]] ''département''
#* [[Beaufort, Jura|Beaufort]], in the [[Jura (département)|Jura]] ''département''
#* [[Beaufort, Jura|Beaufort]], in the [[Jura (département)|Jura]] ''département''
#* [[Beaufort, Nord|Beaufort]], in the [[Nord]] ''département''
#* [[Beaufort, Nord|Beaufort]], in the [[Nord (département)|Nord]] ''département''
#* [[Beaufort, Savoie|Beaufort]], in the [[Savoie]] ''département''
#* [[Beaufort, Savoie|Beaufort]], in the [[Savoie]] ''département''
#A part of the name of several communes in France:
#A part of the name of several communes in France:
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#The name of a town and commune in [[Luxembourg]]: [[Beaufort, Luxembourg]].
#The name of a town and commune in [[Luxembourg]]: [[Beaufort, Luxembourg]].
#The name of a town in the state of [[Sabah]], [[Malaysia]]: [[Beaufort, Sabah]]
#The name of a town in the state of [[Sabah]], [[Malaysia]]: [[Beaufort, Sabah]]
#The name of a small village in [[Blaenau Gwent]], Wales, UK. It was originally attached to nearby [[Brynmawr]] and so was part of the county of [[Brecknockshire|Breconshire]]. The name Beaufort originates because the soil in the area was owned by the Duke of Beaufort. The Welsh name for Beaufort, 'Cendl (or Cendle)', survives in street names in Beaufort and Cwm (south of Ebbw Vale).
# A scale for the measurement of wind velocity: see [[Beaufort scale]], [[Storm]].
# A scale for the measurement of wind velocity: see [[Beaufort scale]], [[Storm]].
# A [[Britain|British]] [[aircraft]]: see [[Bristol Beaufort]].
# A [[Britain|British]] [[aircraft]]: see [[Bristol Beaufort]].
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# The [[Beaufort cipher]] is a [[Polyalphabetic cipher]]
# The [[Beaufort cipher]] is a [[Polyalphabetic cipher]]
# The [[Beaufort Sea]] between Canada and the USA
# The [[Beaufort Sea]] between Canada and the USA

NOTE: Beaufort is also a small village in [[Blaenau Gwent]], Wales, UK. It was originally attached to nearby [[Brynmawr]] and so was part of the county of [[Brecknockshire|Breconshire]]. The name Beaufort originates because the soil in the area was owned by the Duke of Beaufort. The Welsh name for Beaufort, 'Cendle', survives in street names in Beaufort and Cwm (south of Ebbw Vale).


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Revision as of 01:18, 8 April 2006

Beaufort is:

  1. The name of some places in the United States of America:
  2. The name of a place in Australia:
  3. The name of several communes in France:
  4. A part of the name of several communes in France:
  5. The name of a town Beaufort, County Kerry, Ireland
  6. The name of a town and commune in Luxembourg: Beaufort, Luxembourg.
  7. The name of a town in the state of Sabah, Malaysia: Beaufort, Sabah
  8. The name of a small village in Blaenau Gwent, Wales, UK. It was originally attached to nearby Brynmawr and so was part of the county of Breconshire. The name Beaufort originates because the soil in the area was owned by the Duke of Beaufort. The Welsh name for Beaufort, 'Cendl (or Cendle)', survives in street names in Beaufort and Cwm (south of Ebbw Vale).
  9. A scale for the measurement of wind velocity: see Beaufort scale, Storm.
  10. A British aircraft: see Bristol Beaufort.
  11. A number of people:
  12. A dukedom in the Peerage of England: see Duke of Beaufort
  13. A title in French nobility: see Duc de Beaufort
  14. A Crusader castle: see Beaufort (Crusader castle)
  15. A sea in the Arctic: see Beaufort Sea
  16. A French cheese: see Beaufort (cheese)
  17. The Beaufort cipher is a Polyalphabetic cipher
  18. The Beaufort Sea between Canada and the USA