Blenheim

[blen-uh m]

noun

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

German Blindheim.

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Contemporary Examples of blenheim

Dave Matthews owns Blenheim Vineyards in Virginia and produces an array of respected table wines.
Drinking With the Stars: Drew Barrymore, Ramona Singer Wade Into Wine
Rebecca Dana
July 27, 2012
Before buying the priory, the couple had rented a cottage nearby from the Duke of Marlborough on his Blenheim Palace estate.
'World' Players' Secret Getaway
William Underhill
July 17, 2011

Historical Examples of blenheim

It contains 2500 acres, and the portion appropriated to deer is far larger than at Blenheim.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XII, No. 29. August, 1873.
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He pictures a summer evening on the old battlefield of Blenheim.
Prize Orations of the Intercollegiate Peace Association
Intercollegiate Peace Association
The remainder crowded into the village of Blenheim, was contained, surrounded, and compelled to surrender.
The Battle of Blenheim
Hilaire Belloc
The Blenheim has his paws over the edge, resting his nose comfortably upon them.
Landseer
Estelle M. Hurll
Blenheim, then, may justly rank among the decisive actions of European history.
The Battle of Blenheim
Hilaire Belloc

British Dictionary definitions for blenheim

Blenheim

noun

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 SuccessionModern name: Blindheim

Blenheim

noun

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

Also called: Blenheim orange

a type of apple tree bearing gold-coloured apples
the fruit of this tree

Word Origin for Blenheim

C19: named after Blenheim Palace

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