English Explanatory Dictionary

Bradford

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A number of places in England:
  2. A city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire.
  3. A hamlet in Blisland parish, Cornwall (OS grid ref SX1175).
  4. A settlement in Youlgreave parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2164).
  5. A village and civil parish in Torridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SS4207).
  6. An area of Manchester, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ8698).
  7. A small village in Adderstone with Lucker parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU1532).
  8. An urban area in the town of Bradford West Gwillimbury, Ontario, Canada.
  9. A suburb in the Kaikorai Valley, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
  10. A locality in the Shire of Mount Alexander, central Victoria, Australia.
  11. A large number of places in the United States:
  12. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Alabama.
noun
  1. A shaken martini.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɹædfəɹd/ /ˈbɹadfəɹd/ En-uk-Bradford.ogg /ˈbɹaʔfəd/ /ˈbɹædfɚd/

Word forms

Bradford Bradfords

Etymology

* Various place names in England, from Old English brād (“broad”) + ford (“ford”). * (shaken martini)

Derived words

Bradford Abbas Bradford County Bradford Hill criteria Bradfordian Bradford-on-Avon Bradford-on-Tone Bradford pear Bradford Peverell Bradford system Bradford West Gwillimbury
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