Blenheim

[blen-uhm]

noun

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

Blenheim

¹

/ 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

Blenheim

²

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Blenheim¹

C19: named after _{Blenheim Palace}

Example Sentences

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.

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

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

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Three years later, the Guggenheim sent its commode to England’s Blenheim Palace, where it was installed in Winston Churchill’s wood-paneled bathroom.

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A new exhibition will tell the stories of the women who secretly worked for MI5 during World War Two to mark the 85th anniversary of the security service moving to Blenheim Palace.

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