Balmoral

Balmoral

=Places=

There are several places named Balmoral.

Australia

*Balmoral, New South Wales (Lake Macquarie)
*Balmoral, New South Wales (Sydney)
*Balmoral, New South Wales (Southern Highlands)
*Balmoral, Queensland
*Balmoral, Victoria
*Balmoral, Western Australia

Canada

*Balmoral, New Brunswick
*Balmoral Grist Mill Museum, Balmoral Mills, Nova Scotia

Northern Ireland

* The Balmoral Show takes place in the Kings Hall show-ground on the outskirts of Belfast in Northern Ireland and is a major agricultural show which takes place every year.
* The Balmoral area of Belfast incorporates the Lisburn Road, and the Malone Road.
* Balmoral Avenue is a large road which intersects the Lisburn Road and the Malone Road.
* Balmoral Golf Club is also situated nearby.
* Balmoral railway station

New Zealand

* Balmoral, New Zealand, a suburb of Auckland.

cotland

* An estate including a small village in the highlands of Scotland, close to Balmoral Castle
* Balmoral Castle: one residence of Queen Elizabeth II
* The Balmoral Hotel, a luxury hotel located in Edinburgh.

Headgear

* A Balmoral bonnet, named for the Scottish village and castle, is an unbrimmed cap. It may or may not incorporate a toorie (the correct term for the "pompom" on top). It is occasionally seen in Commonwealth military and naval uniforms as well as Scottish Highland dress. Balmorals (and a similar hat called a General Service cap) were worn as field dress by Scottish and Commonwealth soldiers, though sometimes also with more formal uniform, though the glengarry is generally used for the latter purpose.

Theater

* "Balmoral" (play), a 1987 play by Michael Frayn

Footwear

* "Balmoral" (shoe), a type of men's dress shoe

Boats

* The MV Balmoral is a passenger ship used for pleasure cruises in the United Kingdom.
* The Balmoral is a cruise ship in use by Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines.

Balmoral Chicken

* Also known as Chicken Balmoral [http://www.scotlandontv.tv/scotland_on_tv/experience/recipes/balmoralchicken.html] , this is a popular Scottish dish comprising chicken breast stuffed with haggis.

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  • Balmoral — [bal môr′əl, balmär′əl] n. [after Balmoral Castle, Scotland] 1. a striped or figured woolen petticoat formerly worn beneath a skirt that was looped up in front 2. [also b ] a) a kind of laced walking shoe b) a round, brimless Scottish cap, flat… …   English World dictionary

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