Bedfordshire
//ˈbɛd.fəd.ʃə(ɹ)// name, slang
name, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A midland county of England, county town Bedford, bounded by Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
- 2 Bed. British, slang
"I'll be up to Bedfordshire if you two don't mind. I'm on early shift in the morning so I'll have to be up and out by five."
Example
More examples""She lives in Bedfordshire." "Who lives in Bedfordshire?""
Etymology
From Middle English Bedefordschire, from Old English Bedanfordsċīr, equivalent to Bedford + shire.
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