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Bradford

/ˈbɹædfəɹd/

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Yorkshire/ˈbɹaʔfəd/

Bradford proper noun: a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire.

Proper noun

Bradford

A city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire.
A hamlet in Blisland parish, Cornwall (OS grid ref SX1175).
A settlement in Youlgreave parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2164).
A village and civil parish in Torridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SS4207).
An area of Manchester, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ8698).
A small village in Adderstone with Lucker parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU1532).
An urban area in the town of Bradford West Gwillimbury, Ontario, Canada.
A suburb in the Kaikorai Valley, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
A locality in the Shire of Mount Alexander, central Victoria, Australia.
An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Alabama.
A small city in White County, Arkansas.
A village in Stark County, Illinois.

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An unincorporated community in Morgan Township, Harrison County, Indiana.
An unincorporated community in Chickasaw County, Iowa.
A census-designated place in Franklin County, Iowa.
An unincorporated community in Wabaunsee County, Kansas.
An unincorporated community in Bracken County, Kentucky.
A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
A village and former town in Essex County, Massachusetts.
A township in Isanti County, Minnesota.
A township in Wilkin County, Minnesota.
A town and census-designated place therein, in Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
A town in Steuben County, New York.
A village in Darke County and Miami County, Ohio.
A township in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.
A city and township in McKean County, Pennsylvania.
A census-designated place in Washington County, Rhode Island.
A town in Gibson County, Tennessee.
An unincorporated community in Anderson County, Texas.
A town in Orange County, Vermont.
A town in Rock County, Wisconsin.
A habitational surname from Old English.
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

Noun

Bradford (plural Bradfords)

A shaken martini.

Bradford meaning in Marathi, Urdu, Arabic and Persian

Bradford in Marathi

town in West Yorkshire: ब्रॅडफर्ड brĕḍpharḍa

Bradford in Urdu

town in West Yorkshire: بْرَیڈْفورڈ braiḍforḍ

Bradford in Arabic

town in West Yorkshire: بْرَادْفُورْد bradfurd

Bradford in Persian

town in West Yorkshire: برادفورد brâdfowrd

Forms of Bradford

plural	Bradfords

Origin of Bradford

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

Words formed from Bradford

Phrases with Bradford

Questions about Bradford

What does Bradford mean?: Bradford means a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire.
What is Bradford in Marathi?: Bradford in Marathi is ब्रॅडफर्ड (brĕḍpharḍa). See Bradford meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Bradford?: Bradford can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Bradford?: Bradford is pronounced /ˈbɹædfəɹd/ (UK).

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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