Blenheim

[ blen-uhm ]

noun
  1. village in S Germany, on the Danube: famous victory of the Duke of Marlborough over the French, 1704.

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British Dictionary definitions for Blenheim (1 of 2)

Blenheim1

/ (ˈblɛnɪm) /


noun
  1. a village in SW Germany, site of a victory of Anglo-Austrian forces under the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugène of Savoy that saved Vienna from the French and Bavarians (1704) during the War of the Spanish Succession: Modern name: Blindheim

British Dictionary definitions for Blenheim (2 of 2)

Blenheim2

/ (ˈblɛnɪm) /


noun
  1. a type of King Charles spaniel having red-and-white markings

  2. Also called: Blenheim orange

    • a type of apple tree bearing gold-coloured apples

    • the fruit of this tree

Origin of Blenheim

2
C19: named after Blenheim Palace

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