Blandford Forum

proper noun

A market town and civil parish with a town council in Dorset, England, previously in North Dorset district (OS grid ref ST8806).

OriginOld English blǣġena ← Latin forum →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in Dorset, England, previously in North Dorset district (OS grid ref ST8806).

Origin

  1. Latinforum
  2. Old Englishblǣġena“gudgeon”
  3. EnglishBlandford Forum

From Old English blǣġena (“gudgeon”, gen. pl.) + ford. The addition of Latin forum dates to the 18th century.

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APA

Blandford Forum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blandford%20Forum

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“Blandford Forum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blandford%20Forum. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Blandford Forum,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blandford%20Forum.

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