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PRONUNCIATION OF BALFOUR

Balfour  [ˈbælfɔː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BALFOUR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Balfour is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BALFOUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of Balfour in the English dictionary

The definition of Balfour in the dictionary is Arthur James, 1st Earl of Balfour. 1848–1930, British Conservative statesman: prime minister ; foreign secretary.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BALFOUR


afore
əˈfɔː
before
bɪˈfɔː
carrefour
ˈkærəˌfɔː
chromophore
ˈkrəʊməˌfɔː
faa
fɔː
faw
fɔː
fluorophore
ˈflʊərəʊˌfɔː
for
fɔː
fore
fɔː
four
fɔː
guffaw
ɡʌˈfɔː
heretofore
ˌhɪətʊˈfɔː
hoped-for
ˈhʊptˌfɔː
looked-for
ˈlʊktˌfɔː
Roquefort
ˈrɒkfɔː
therefor
ˌðɛəˈfɔː
therefore
ˈðɛəˌfɔː
three-four
ˌθriːˈfɔː
what-for
ˌwɒtˈfɔː
wherefore
ˈwɛəˌfɔː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BALFOUR

Baleares
Balearic
Balearic Islands
Balearics
baleen
baleen whale
balefire
baleful
balefully
balefulness
Balenciaga
baler
Balfour Declaration
Bali
balibuntal
Balikpapan
Balinese
Balinese cat
baling machine
Baliol

WORDS THAT END LIKE BALFOUR

amour
back four
colour
coxless four
flat back four
four-by-four
four-four
glamour
honour
hour
humour
our
petit four
pour
retour
sense of humour
tour
two-by-four
two-four
your

Synonyms and antonyms of Balfour in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Balfour» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BALFOUR

Find out the translation of Balfour to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Balfour from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Balfour» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

鲍尔弗
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Balfour
570 millions of speakers

English

Balfour
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बाल्फोर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بلفور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Бальфур
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Balfour
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বেলফোর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Balfour
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Balfour
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Balfour
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バルフォー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

밸 푸어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Balfour
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Balfour
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பல்ஃபோர்ட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बॅलफोर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Balfour
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Balfour
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Balfour
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Бальфур
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Balfour
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Balfour
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Balfour
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Balfour
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Balfour
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Balfour

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BALFOUR»

The term «Balfour» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.727 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BALFOUR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Balfour» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Balfour» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Balfour

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BALFOUR»

Discover the use of Balfour in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Balfour and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Black Love Signs: An Astrological Guide To Passion Romance ...
An astrological guide to love relations is tailored to the experience, interests, and culture of the African American
Thelma Balfour, 1999
2
Black Sun Signs: An African-American Guide to the Zodiac
An African-American perspective on astrology is tailored to the experience, interests, and culture of the African-American community, offering profiles of each sign as well as lighthearted advice on an array of subjects.
Thelma Balfour, 1996
3
Balfour: the last grandee
A scion of two great families, Arthur James Balfour was born to wealth and privilege and possessed intellect and charm in legendary abundance.
Ralph James Q. Adams, 2007
4
Balfour
The British Prime Minister Arthur Balfour led an eventual premiership, but will always be remembered for the ‘Balfour Declaration’, in which he told Lord Rothschild that Britain ‘favoured the establishment in Palestine of a national ...
E. H. H. Green, 2006
5
Kat's Pride (Mills & Boon M&B) (The Balfour Legacy - Book 2)
Eight sisters, Eight scandals “It’s time you stopped acting like a spoilt little princess. ” Kat Balfour has never met a problem that she couldn’t run away from.
Sharon Kendrick, 2010
6
Balfour and Foreign Policy: The International Thought of a ...
The first full analysis of the international thought of the British statesman A. J. Balfour (1848-1930).
Jason Tomes, 2002
7
The Balfour Declaration: The Origins of the Arab-Israeli ...
Jonathan Schneer explores the story behind the declaration and its unforeseen consequences that have shaped the modern world, placing it in context paying attention to the fascinating characters who conceived, opposed and plotted around it ...
Jonathan Schneer, 2011
8
Arthur James Balfour, 1848-1930: Historiography and ...
Reviews all important primary and secondary sources by and about Balfour, a British statesman.
Eugene L. Rasor, 1998
9
The Balfour Legacy (Mills & Boon e-Book Collections) (The ...
He draws up a set of rules that each of his daughters must abide by, enlists his most powerful contacts and sends each girl on her way to learn the lessons of life. . . and love!
Michelle Reid, Sharon Kendrick, India Grey, 2010
10
David Balfour
“H'm,” she said; and then suddenly, upon rather a scolding tone, “I have your bare word for it,” she cries, “as to who and what you are. By your way of it, you're Balfour of the Shaws; but for what I ken you may be Balfour of the Deevil's oxter.
Robert Louis Stevenson, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BALFOUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Balfour is used in the context of the following news items.
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Balfour infra boss heads to InfraRed
6 July 2015 Balfour Beatty's head of infrastructure investments has left the company and will be joining InfraRed in four months' time. To continue reading this ... «Partnerships Bulletin, Jul 15»
2
Mildura target for Mister Teejay
RYAN Balfour will try and continue a successful end to his first season as a full-time trainer at Mildura Monday. The Morphettville horseman is ... «Perth Now, Jul 15»
3
2Balfour Beatty, Kier 'suffer major cost overruns' over $8.4bn Hong …
Balfour Beatty and Kier are suffering major cost overruns and project delays over the $8.4bn rail scheme to link Hong Kong with the Chinese ... «MEConstructionNews.com, Jul 15»
4
Highlands Park To Return Home
Highlands Park are set to make a return to Balfour Park after an absence of more than 50 years. Read More: Highlands Target Former Pirates ... «Soccer Laduma, Jul 15»
5
'Balf' leaves it late for double
RYAN Balfour pushed himself into the top five on the Metropolitan Trainers' Premiership table with another training double at Morphettville ... «Perth Now, Jul 15»
6
Book review: Christopher Balfour, Learning from Difference: 150 …
Christopher Balfour, Learning from Difference: 150 years of family endeavour. From Afghanistan and the Americas to the Meon Valley and loss ... «Basic Income News, Jul 15»
7
Friends of the A.K. Smiley Public Library offer Robert Louis …
"David Balfour" by Robert Louis Stevenson is one of the books in the Friends of the A.K. Smiley Public Library's silent auction of old and rare ... «Redlands Daily Facts, Jul 15»
8
Balfour and Kier count cost of Hong Kong rail link
Balfour Beatty and Kier are suffering major cost overruns and project delays on different contracts on an ambitious rail scheme to link Hong ... «Construction Enquirer, Jul 15»
9
DEEPER THAN INDIGO: Tracing Thomas Machell, forgotten …
In setting out to discover what those missing years held, Balfour Paul found so many intersections between her own life and his that 'I couldn't ... «Geographical, Jun 15»
10
Balfour water advisory issued for Balfour water system
The Regional District of Central Kootenay has issued a boil water advisory as a precautionary measure for users on the Balfour water system. «Nelson Star, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Balfour [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/balfour>. May 2024 ».
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