Hanford

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A Welsh surname (the most common in England and the United States). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A city, the county seat of Kings County, in central California, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    An unincorporated community in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A former small agricultural community located in Benton County, Washington, which was depopulated in 1943 in order to make room for the nuclear production facility known as the Hanford Site. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A village and civil parish in Dorset, England, previously in North Dorset district (OS grid ref ST8411). countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A suburb in south-west Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8742). countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Welsh hen ("old") and ford ("a way"): the old way (Source: William Arthur 1857).

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