Blenheim

American  

[blen-uhm] / ˈblɛn əm /

noun

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

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Blenheim ¹ British  

/ ˈblɛnɪm /

noun

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

2. Also called: Blenheim orange. 

   1. a type of apple tree bearing gold-coloured apples

   2. the fruit of this tree

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Blenheim ² British  

/ ˈblɛnɪm /

noun

1. Modern name: Blindheim.  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

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Etymology

Origin of Blenheim

C19: named after _{Blenheim Palace}

Example Sentences

His ancestral family home is Blenheim Palace in Woodstock – Sir Winston's birthplace - which is owned and managed by Blenheim Palace Heritage Foundation.

From BBC

Conservators restoring paintings at Blenheim Palace are hoping to track down workmen or their relatives who left their names in the ceiling area decades ago.

From BBC

It is estimated more than 100,000 people used the first toilet while it was at the Guggenheim before it was moved and exhibited at Blenheim Palace.

From BBC

It’s a replica of one that was stolen from England’s Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Winston Churchill.

From MarketWatch

A second solid gold toilet is to be auctioned off, after the first casting was stolen from Blenheim Palace in 2019.

From BBC