Langford

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  1. 1
    The name of five villages in England:; A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL1840). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    The name of five villages in England:; A village and civil parish in Maldon district, Essex (OS grid ref TL838089). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    The name of five villages in England:; A hamlet in Ickburgh parish, Breckland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TL8396). countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    The name of five villages in England:; A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK8258). countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    The name of five villages in England:; A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP2402). countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A city in British Columbia, Canada. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A former rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada, now part of the Municipality of North Cypress-Langford. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Kent County, Maryland. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Rankin County, Mississippi. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A place in the United States:; A hamlet in Erie County, New York. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A place in the United States:; A town in Marshall County, South Dakota. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

    "The Auschwitz Memorial Museum slammed Kyle Langford, Republican candidate for Governor of California, after his antisemitic remarks, calling out his actions as a “profound moral failure.”"

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"The Auschwitz Memorial Museum slammed Kyle Langford, Republican candidate for Governor of California, after his antisemitic remarks, calling out his actions as a “profound moral failure.”"

Etymology

Two main origins: * From Old English lang (“long”) + ford (“ford”). * The village in Nottinghamshire may derived from an Old English personal name *Landa + ford.

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