Banff

[ bamf ]
/ bæmf /

noun

Also called Banff·shire [bamf-sheer, -sher] /ˈbæmf ʃɪər, -ʃər/. a historic county in NE Scotland.
a seaport in this district.
a resort town in Banff National Park.

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British Dictionary definitions for banffshire (1 of 2)

Banffshire
/ (ˈbæmfˌʃɪə, -ʃə) /

noun

(until 1975) a county of NE Scotland: formerly (1975–96) part of Grampian region, now part of Aberdeenshire

British Dictionary definitions for banffshire (2 of 2)

Banff
/ (bæmf) /

noun

a town in NE Scotland, in Aberdeenshire. Pop: 3991 (2001)
a town in Canada, in SW Alberta, in the Rocky Mountains: surrounded by Banff National Park . Pop: 7135 (2001)
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