Bradford

/ˈbɹædfɚd/ name, noun

name, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Meaning at a glance

  • Primary sense: A shaken martini.
  • Grammar: bradford is listed as name, noun.
  • Nearest alternatives: bradford assay, city, coomassie dye assay, family name.
  • Useful contrasts: countryside, forename, noncolorimetric method.
  • Usage evidence: Bradford is arguably the ugliest town in Britain.

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A shaken martini.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A number of places in England:; A city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire.
  2. 2
    A number of places in England:; A hamlet in Blisland parish, Cornwall (OS grid ref SX1175).
  3. 3
    A number of places in England:; A settlement in Youlgreave parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2164).
  4. 4
    A number of places in England:; A village and civil parish in Torridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SS4207).
  5. 5
    A number of places in England:; An area of Manchester, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ8698).
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  1. 6
    A number of places in England:; A small village in Adderstone with Lucker parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU1532).
  2. 7
    An urban area in the town of Bradford West Gwillimbury, Ontario, Canada.
  3. 8
    A suburb in the Kaikorai Valley, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
  4. 9
    A locality in the Shire of Mount Alexander, central Victoria, Australia.
  5. 10
    A large number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Alabama.
  6. 11
    A large number of places in the United States:; A small city in White County, Arkansas.
  7. 12
    A large number of places in the United States:; A village in Stark County, Illinois.
  8. 13
    A large number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Morgan Township, Harrison County, Indiana.
  9. 14
    A large number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Chickasaw County, Iowa.
  10. 15
    A large number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Franklin County, Iowa.
  11. 16
    A large number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Wabaunsee County, Kansas.
  12. 17
    A large number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Bracken County, Kentucky.
  13. 18
    A large number of places in the United States:; A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
  14. 19
    A large number of places in the United States:; A village and former town in Essex County, Massachusetts.
  15. 20
    A large number of places in the United States:; A township in Isanti County, Minnesota.
  16. 21
    A large number of places in the United States:; A township in Wilkin County, Minnesota.
  17. 22
    A large number of places in the United States:; A town and census-designated place therein, in Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
  18. 23
    A large number of places in the United States:; A town in Steuben County, New York.
  19. 24
    A large number of places in the United States:; A village in Darke County and Miami County, Ohio.
  20. 25
    A large number of places in the United States:; A township in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.
  21. 26
    A large number of places in the United States:; A city and township in McKean County, Pennsylvania.
  22. 27
    A large number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Washington County, Rhode Island.
  23. 28
    A large number of places in the United States:; A town in Gibson County, Tennessee.
  24. 29
    A large number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Anderson County, Texas.
  25. 30
    A large number of places in the United States:; A town in Orange County, Vermont.
  26. 31
    A large number of places in the United States:; A town in Rock County, Wisconsin.
  27. 32
    A habitational surname from Old English.
  28. 33
    A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly American usage.

    ""Bradford? I didn't know you called him Bradford." "That's just one more thing you don't know about me. I call him Bradford because it makes me feel like I'm in a soap opera. That's what they name men on soap operas. Bradford and Desmond and Elliott and Royce. - - -"

Synonyms

All synonyms
bradford assaycitycoomassie dye assayfamily namelast namemunicipality

Antonyms

countrysideforenamenoncolorimetric methodnonprotein assay

Example

"Bradford is arguably the ugliest town in Britain."

Common questions

What does "bradford" mean?

A shaken martini.

What is a synonym for "bradford"?

Common synonyms include: bradford assay, city, coomassie dye assay, family name, last name, municipality.

How do you use "bradford" in a sentence?

Bradford is arguably the ugliest town in Britain.

How do you pronounce "bradford"?

Pronounced /ˈbɹædfɚd/.

Etymology

* Various place names in England, from Old English brād (“broad”) + ford (“ford”). * (shaken martini)

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