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Forfar

American  
[fawr-fer, -fahr] / ˈfɔr fər, -fɑr /

noun

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

  2. former name of Angus.

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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Alex Brash:, external Played 375 league games for Forfar Athletic and also featured for Raith Rovers.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

Elgin's lead was short-lived as Forfar hit back almost immediately.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2024

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

I travelled up to Forfar for four weeks at the guide dog training centre, where I stayed with 11 other blind people.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2023

N.E. of Dundee by the North British railway, which has a branch to Forfar, via Guthrie, on the Caledonian railway.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various

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