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Stamford Bridge

Stamford Bridge proper noun: the home stadium of Chelsea Football Club.

Proper noun (1)

Stamford Bridge

  1. The home stadium of Chelsea Football Club.
  2. (metonymically) Chelsea Football Club itself.

Proper noun (2)

Stamford Bridge

  1. A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE7155).

Origin of Stamford Bridge

From Middle English Samfordbregge, from sond (“sand”) + ford (“ford”) + brigge (“bridge”), literally “Sand Ford Bridge”.

From Old English Stānfordbryċġ, from stān (“stone”) + ford (“ford”) + bryċġ (“bridge”), literally “Stone Ford Bridge”.

Questions about Stamford Bridge

What does Stamford Bridge mean?
Stamford Bridge means the home stadium of Chelsea Football Club.
What part of speech is Stamford Bridge?
Stamford Bridge is a proper noun.

Words near Stamford Bridge in the dictionary

  1. Stamets
  2. Stametses
  3. Stamey
  4. Stameys
  5. Stamford
  6. Stamford Bridge
  7. Stamford Brook
  8. Stamford Hill
  9. Stamfordham
  10. stamfort
  11. stamforts

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