Forfar

American  

[fawr-fer, -fahr] / ˈfɔr fər, -fɑr /

noun

1. a town in the Tayside region, in eastern Scotland.

2. former name of Angus.

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Forfar British  

/ ˈfɔːfər, -fɑː /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

After a goalless draw in their opener against Arbroath, who snatched the bonus point with a shootout victory, the Buddies beat Forfar 2-1 then skelped Annan 8-2, helped by a hat-trick from Mikael Mandron.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 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

John Gillan, 56, was also killed after a falling tree hit his van near Forfar.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 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

In addition to numerous board schools there are secondary schools at Dundee, Montrose, Arbroath, Brechin, Forfar and Kirriemuir, and technical schools at Dundee and Arbroath.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various