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Forfar

American

[fawr-fer, -fahr] / ˈfɔr fər, -fɑr /

noun

a town in the Tayside region, in eastern Scotland.
former name of Angus.

Forfar British

/ 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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Bonnyrigg Rose will be guaranteed to finish 10th unless they beat Forfar on Saturday.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2025

Since then - four losses to Celtic, further exits at the hands of Hibs and St Mirren, Aberdeen and Motherwell, St Johnstone and Forfar, Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Falkirk.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2023

Pitch inspections are planned at East Fife and Stenhousemuir, with the match at Forfar getting the go-ahead.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2023

A 57-year-old woman was swept into a river in Angus, Scotland, and the 56-year-old driver of a car died after a tree hit his van in nearby Forfar.

From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2023

It is restricted to the mountains of Aberdeen, Forfar, Inverness, Perth, and Sutherland.

From Wayside and Woodland Trees A pocket guide to the British sylva by Step, Edward

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