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Raeford

Raeford proper noun: a city, the county seat of Hoke County, North Carolina, United States.

Proper noun

Raeford

  1. A city, the county seat of Hoke County, North Carolina, United States.

Origin of Raeford

A portmanteau from the names John McRae and A.A. Williford.

Questions about Raeford

What does Raeford mean?
Raeford means a city, the county seat of Hoke County, North Carolina, United States.
What part of speech is Raeford?
Raeford is a proper noun.

Words near Raeford in the dictionary

  1. Raeburn
  2. Raeder
  3. Raeder's syndrome
  4. Raeders
  5. Raeffsky Islands
  6. Raeford
  7. Raegan
  8. Rael
  9. Raelian
  10. Raelianism
  11. Raelians

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