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- Old English · derived fromstrǣt“road”
- English todayStratford
From Old English strǣt (“road”) + ford (“ford”). Doublet of Stretford.
Words from the same roots
Old Englishstrǣt all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The name of various cities, towns and boroughs in the USA, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. See the full list. Full definition →
From Old English strǣt (“road”) + ford (“ford”). Doublet of Stretford.
Old Englishstrǣt all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.