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Proper Noun

1. 1
   A placename:; A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   A placename:; A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Onkaparinga, South Australia. countable, uncountable
3. 3
   A placename:; A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Lewes district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TV4899). countable, uncountable
4. 4
   A placename:; A city in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. countable, uncountable
5. 5
   A placename:; A census-designated place in Nassau County, New York, United States. countable, uncountable

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6. 6
   A placename:; An unincorporated community in York County, Virginia, United States. countable, uncountable
7. 7
   A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Seford, Sevord, from Old English *Sǣford, from Old English sǣ (“sea”) + ford (“ford”); equivalent to sea + ford.

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