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Hertford College

Hertford College proper noun: hertford College, Oxford, founded as Magdalen Hall in 1490 and incorporated as Hertford College in 1874.

Proper noun

Hertford College

  1. (Oxford University) Hertford College, Oxford, founded as Magdalen Hall in 1490 and incorporated as Hertford College in 1874.
  2. (historical, Oxford University) A different college of the same name, founded as Hart Hall in the 1280s and dissolved in 1816.

Questions about Hertford College

What does Hertford College mean?
Hertford College means hertford College, Oxford, founded as Magdalen Hall in 1490 and incorporated as Hertford College in 1874.
What part of speech is Hertford College?
Hertford College is a proper noun.

Words near Hertford College in the dictionary

  1. Hertenstein
  2. Hertensteins
  3. Herter
  4. Herters
  5. Hertford
  6. Hertford College
  7. Hertford County
  8. Hertfordshire
  9. Hertha
  10. Hertingfordbury
  11. Hertlein

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