Bradford

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UK/ˈbɹædfəɹd/UK/ˈbɹadfəɹd/Yorkshire/ˈbɹaʔfəd/US/ˈbɹædfɚd/

proper noun

A city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire.

CommonScrabble 15

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A number of places in England:
    1. A hamlet in Blisland parish, Cornwall (OS grid ref SX1175).
    2. A settlement in Youlgreave parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2164).
    3. A village and civil parish in Torridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SS4207).
    4. An area of Manchester, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ8698).
    5. A small village in Adderstone with Lucker parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU1532).
  2. An urban area in the town of Bradford West Gwillimbury, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A locality in the Shire of Mount Alexander, central Victoria, Australia.
  4. A large number of places in the United States:
  5. A habitational surname from Old English.
  6. 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. - - -

    1988, K. C. Constantine, Joey's Case, →ISBN, page 132
nounBradford (plural Bradfords)

plural Bradfords

Origin

  1. Old Englishbrād“broad”
  2. EnglishBradford

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

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Translations

Arabic بْرَادْفُورْد
  • بْرَادْفُورْد (bradfurd)town in West Yorkshire
Chinese Mandarin 布拉德福德
  • 布拉德福德 (Bùlādéfúdé)town in West Yorkshire
Greek Μπράντφορντ
  • Μπράντφορντ (Brántfornt)town in West Yorkshire
Japanese ブラッドフォード
  • ブラッドフォード (Buraddofōdo)town in West Yorkshire
Korean 브래드포드
  • 브래드포드 (Beuraedeupodeu)town in West Yorkshire
Persian برادفورد
  • برادفورد (brâdfowrd)town in West Yorkshire
Russian Брэ́дфорд
  • Брэ́дфорд (Brɛ́dford)town in West Yorkshire
Urdu بْرَیڈْفورڈ
  • بْرَیڈْفورڈ (braiḍforḍ)town in West Yorkshire
Cite this entry
APA

Bradford. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bradford

MLA

“Bradford.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bradford. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bradford,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bradford.

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