Stamford

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A town and locality in the Shire of Flinders, in northern Queensland, Australia.
  2. 2
    A town and civil parish with a town council in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0207).
  3. 3
    A hamlet in Rennington parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU2219)
  4. 4
    A city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.

    "Authorities in Connecticut are investigating after swastikas were found drawn on a high school campus in Stamford for the second time since Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel earlier this month, the school district said."

  5. 5
    A village in Harlan County, Nebraska, United States.
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  1. 6
    A town and village in Delaware County, New York, United States.
  2. 7
    An unincorporated community in Jackson County, South Dakota, United States.
  3. 8
    A city in Jones County and Haskell County, Texas, United States.
  4. 9
    A town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States.

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""Dr. Watson, Mr. Sherlock Holmes," said Stamford, introducing us."

Etymology

An assimilated (labialised) variant of Stanford.

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stamford bridge

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