Beaufort

American  

[boh-fert] / ˈboʊ fərt /

noun

1. a first name.

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Beaufort British  

/ ˈbəʊfət /

noun

1. Henry . ?1374–1447, English cardinal, half-brother of Henry IV; chancellor (1403–04, 1413–17, 1424–26)

2. Lady Margaret , Countess of Richmond and Derby. ?1443–1509, mother of Henry VII. She helped to found two Cambridge colleges and was a patron of Caxton

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Beaufort

At Cubbie’s, a restaurant in Beaufort, North Carolina, owner Neal Rowland removed “French fries” from the menu.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

Another AFP journalist on the Israeli side of the border saw smoke billowing behind the historic Beaufort Castle, a strategic position not far from Nabatieh that Israel captured last month.

From Barron's ● Jun. 20, 2026

The warning came shortly after the army confirmed it had taken Beaufort Castle, a strategic point on a high ridge above the Litani river.

From BBC ● May 31, 2026

The seizure and long occupation of Beaufort has been etched into Israeli memory as a military success by movies and books, but also one that claimed too high a price in soldiers’ lives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026

When she was five or six years old, back in Beaufort, where she’d been born, she’d played with Negro children sometimes, running through the tobacco fields, playing hide-and-seek.

From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper

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