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Bedfordshire

/ˈbɛd.fəd.ʃə(ɹ)/

Bedfordshire proper noun: a midland county of England, county town Bedford, bounded by Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.

Proper noun

Bedfordshire (abbreviation Beds)

  1. A midland county of England, county town Bedford, bounded by Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
  2. (UK, slang) Bed.
    • I'll be up to Bedfordshire if you two don't mind. I'm on early shift in the morning so I'll have to be up and out by five.1993, Tom Wakefield, War Paint
    • Now come along young lady, up to Bedfordshire.1998, Mary Sheepshanks, A Price for Everything

Forms of Bedfordshire

abbreviationBeds

Origin of Bedfordshire

From Middle English Bedefordschire, from Old English Bedanfordsċīr, equivalent to Bedford + shire.

Words formed from Bedfordshire

Phrases with Bedfordshire

Questions about Bedfordshire

What does Bedfordshire mean?
Bedfordshire means a midland county of England, county town Bedford, bounded by Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
What part of speech is Bedfordshire?
Bedfordshire is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Bedfordshire?
Bedfordshire is pronounced /ˈbɛd.fəd.ʃə(ɹ)/ (UK).

Words near Bedfordshire in the dictionary

  1. Bedford willows
  2. Bedfordian
  3. Bedfordians
  4. Bedfordite
  5. Bedfordites
  6. Bedfordshire
  7. Bedfordshire clanger
  8. Bedfordshire clangers
  9. bedform
  10. bedforms
  11. bedframe

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