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Hereford en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈhɛɹɨfəd/ (UK)
• (UK) audio
• /ˈhɝfɚd/ (US)

Etymology

From Middle English Hereford, from Old English Hereford, from Old English here (“army”) + ford (“ford”). Compare Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia.

Meanings

1. A cow of the Hereford breed.

Forms

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Hereford en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈhɛɹɨfəd/ (UK)
• (UK) audio
• /ˈhɝfɚd/ (US)

Etymology

From Middle English Hereford, from Old English Hereford, from Old English here (“army”) + ford (“ford”). Compare Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A city and civil parish (with a city council) in and the county town of Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5140).
2. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A locality in Cochise County, Arizona, named after Frank Hereford.
3. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Weld County, Colorado.
4. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland.
5. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An extinct town in Grant County, Minnesota, named for Hereford cattle.
6. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Callaway County, Missouri.
7. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon, supposedly named for a Hereford bull.
8. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township and census-designated place therein, in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
9. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Meade County, South Dakota, named for Hereford cattle.
10. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Deaf Smith County, Texas, United States, named for Hereford cattle raised there.
11. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia.
12. (countable, uncountable) A breed of cattle used for high-quality beef, see Hereford (cattle).
13. (countable, uncountable) A surname.

Forms

Deriveds

Hereford and Worcester · Hereford Hall · Little Hereford · Hereford disease

Translations (20)

he הרפורד (the city) · uk Герефорд (the city) · bg Херефорд (the city) · ar هيرفورد (the city) · la Herefordia (the city) · cmn 赫里福德 (the city) · fi Hereford (the city) · fa هرفورد (the city) · ru Хе́рефорд (the city) · yue 禧福 (the city) · th เฮริฟอร์ด (the city) · ja ヘレフォード (the city) · ko 헤리퍼드 (the city) · mr हेरेफर्ड (the city) · lt Herefordas (the city) · fr Hereford (the city) · hy Հերերֆորդ (the city) · cy Henffordd (the city) · mzn هرفورد (the city) · pnb ہیریفورڈ (the city)

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