Stratford

Strat·ford
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UK/ˈstɹæt.fəd/US/ˈstɹæt.fɚd/

proper noun

The name of various cities, towns and boroughs in the USA, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. See the full list.

“This year, I'll be going to Stratford on holiday. I heard it's lovely in May.”

OriginOld English strǣt →
CommonScrabble 13
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The name of various cities, towns and boroughs in the USA, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. See the full list.

    This year, I'll be going to Stratford on holiday. I heard it's lovely in May.

    1. A suburb of Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
    2. A town on the Avon in Victoria, Australia.
    3. A rural locality in MidCoast council area, New South Wales, Australia.
    4. A town in Taranaki, New Zealand.
    5. A city on the Avon in Ontario, Canada.
    6. A town in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
    7. A township municipality in Estrie, Quebec, Canada.
    8. A town in the borough of Newham, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ3884).
    9. A market town in Stratford-upon-Avon parish, Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire, properly Stratford-upon-Avon.
    10. A hamlet in Sandy parish, Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL1847).
    11. A hamlet in Ripple parish, Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, on the border with Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO8838).
    12. A census-designated place in Kings County, California.
    13. A town in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
    14. An unincorporated community in Ogle County, Illinois.
    15. A small city in Hamilton County and Webster County, Iowa.
    16. A small town in Coos County, New Hampshire.
    17. A borough in Camden County, New Jersey.
    18. A small town in Fulton County, New York.
    19. An unincorporated community in Delaware County, Ohio.
    20. A town in Garvin County, Oklahoma.
    21. A tiny town in Brown County, South Dakota.
    22. A small city, the county seat of Sherman County, Texas.
    23. An unincorporated community in Grant County, Washington.
    24. A village in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
stratford-upon-avon

Origin

  1. Old Englishstrǣt“road”
  2. EnglishStratford

From Old English strǣt (“road”) + ford (“ford”). Doublet of Stretford.

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Cite this entry
APA

Stratford. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stratford

MLA

“Stratford.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stratford. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Stratford,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stratford.

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