Forfar

[ fawr-fer, -fahr ]

/ ˈfɔr fər, -fɑr /

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noun

a town in the Tayside region, in eastern Scotland.

former name of Angus.

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How to use Forfar in a sentence

The Neptune sailed on the 24th, leaving behind her one mate Mr. Forfar, and two seamen; and the cove was once more without a ship.
An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Vol. 1|David Collins
In the church steeple at Forfar one was preserved, within recent times, with the date 1661.
Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles|Daniel Hack Tuke
Forfar seems to have played a less reputable part in the persecution of witches.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6|Various
He was first appointed to a charge in Montrose, from whence he was removed to Banff, and ultimately to Forfar.
Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character|Edward Bannerman Ramsay

On this point a learned Bailie of the town of Forfar pronounced a very sound judgement.
Waverley|Sir Walter Scott

British Dictionary definitions for Forfar

Forfar

/ (ˈfɔːfər, -fɑː) /

noun

a market town in E Scotland, the administrative centre of Angus: site of a castle, residence of Scottish kings between the 11th and 14th centuries. Pop: 13 206 (2001)

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