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Longford

UK/ˈlɒŋfəd/US/ˈlɔŋfɚd/

Longford proper noun: a village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2137).

Proper noun (1)

Longford

  1. A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2137).
  2. A village and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, next to Gloucester, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO8320).
  3. A small village in the borough of Hillingdon, Greater London, formerly in Middlesex, on the north side of Heathrow Airport (OS grid ref TQ0576).
  4. The Longford River, a man-made river in Greater London, flowing from the Colne at Longford to Bushy Park and Hampton Court Palace.
  5. A northern suburb of Coventry, West Midlands (OS grid ref SP3583).
  6. A town in Northern Midlands council area, eastern Tasmania, Australia.
  7. A town in the Shire of Wellington, south eastern Victoria, Australia.

Proper noun (2)

Longford

  1. A county of Ireland.
  2. A town, the county town of County Longford, Ireland.
  3. An earldom in the Peerage of Ireland.

Origin of Longford

From Old English lang (“long”), definite form langa + ford.

From Irish an Longfort (literally “the camp, the stronghold”), anglicized to be identical to Etymology 1.

Questions about Longford

What does Longford mean?
Longford means a village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2137).
What part of speech is Longford?
Longford is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Longford?
Longford is pronounced /ˈlɔŋfɚd/ (US).

Words near Longford in the dictionary

  1. longfin
  2. longfin burrower
  3. longfin pilot whale
  4. longfin pilot whales
  5. longfins
  6. Longford
  7. Longfordian
  8. Longforgan
  9. longform
  10. Longframlington
  11. longful

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