Blenheim

发音

/ˈblɛnəm/

词形变化

Blenheims 复数 Blenheims

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A colour variation of two toy spaniel breeds, chestnut brown with pearl white markings.

name
  1. 1.

    A rural locality in Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.

  2. 2.

    An unincorporated community in the municipality of Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 3.

    A former township merged into Blandford-Blenheim township, Oxford County, Ontario.

  4. 4.

    A town in Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand, the largest in the region.

  5. 5.

    A place in England:

    A civil parish (without a council) west of Woodstock, West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire.

  6. 6.

    A place in England:

    A suburban area in Garsington parish, South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP5702).

  7. 7.

    A place in England:

    A small inner city area of Leeds, West Yorkshire.

  8. 8.

    A place in the United States:

    An unincorporated community in Gloucester Township, Camden County, New Jersey.

  9. 9.

    A place in the United States:

    A small town in Schoharie County, New York.

  10. 10.

    A place in the United States:

    A small town in Marlboro County, South Carolina.

  11. 11.

    A place in the United States:

    An unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia.

词源

The house was named to commemorate the Allied victory at the 1704 Battle of Blindheim (near Höchstädt an der Donau in Bavaria). Other places are named after the house, often with an association to the Duchy of Marlborough.

来源:wiktionary