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Bideford

/ˈbɪdɪfəɹd/

Bideford proper noun: a historic port town and civil parish with a town council on the estuary of the River Torridge in Torridge district, Devon, south-west England (OS grid ref SS4526).

Proper noun

Bideford

  1. A historic port town and civil parish with a town council on the estuary of the River Torridge in Torridge district, Devon, south-west England (OS grid ref SS4526).

Origin of Bideford

From Old English personal name, Bȳda + ford.

Questions about Bideford

What does Bideford mean?
Bideford means a historic port town and civil parish with a town council on the estuary of the River Torridge in Torridge district, Devon, south-west England (OS grid ref SS4526).
What part of speech is Bideford?
Bideford is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Bideford?
Bideford is pronounced /ˈbɪdɪfəɹd/.

Words near Bideford in the dictionary

  1. bided one's time
  2. bided tryst
  3. bideficiencies
  4. bideficiency
  5. bideficient
  6. Bideford
  7. bidegree
  8. bidegreed
  9. bidegrees
  10. bidelt
  11. bideltoid

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