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Hereford

//ˈhɝfɚd// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A city and civil parish (with a city council) in and the county town of Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5140). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A number of places in the United States:; A locality in Cochise County, Arizona, named after Frank Hereford. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Weld County, Colorado. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; An extinct town in Grant County, Minnesota, named for Hereford cattle. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Callaway County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon, supposedly named for a Hereford bull. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A township and census-designated place therein, in Berks County, Pennsylvania. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Meade County, South Dakota, named for Hereford cattle. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Deaf Smith County, Texas, United States, named for Hereford cattle raised there. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A breed of cattle used for high-quality beef, see Hereford (cattle). countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    A surname. countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    A cow of the Hereford breed.
  2. 2
    hardy English breed of cattle raised extensively in United States wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English Hereford, from Old English Hereford, from Old English here (“army”) + ford (“ford”). Compare Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia.

Etymology 2

From Middle English Hereford, from Old English Hereford, from Old English here (“army”) + ford (“ford”). Compare Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia.

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