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Stratford

Syllables: Strat·ford/ˈstɹæt.fəd/US/ˈstɹæt.fɚd/

Stratford proper noun: the name of various cities, towns and boroughs in the USA, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. See the full list.

Proper noun

Stratford

  1. The name of various cities, towns and boroughs in the USA, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. See the full list.
    • This year, I'll be going to Stratford on holiday. I heard it's lovely in May.
    1. A suburb of Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
    2. A town on the Avon in Victoria, Australia.
    3. A rural locality in MidCoast council area, New South Wales, Australia.
    4. A town in Taranaki, New Zealand.
    5. A city on the Avon in Ontario, Canada.
    6. A town in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
    7. A township municipality in Estrie, Quebec, Canada.
    8. A town in the borough of Newham, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ3884).
    9. A market town in Stratford-upon-Avon parish, Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire, properly Stratford-upon-Avon.
    10. A hamlet in Sandy parish, Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL1847).
    11. A hamlet in Ripple parish, Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, on the border with Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO8838).
    12. A census-designated place in Kings County, California.
    13. A town in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
    14. An unincorporated community in Ogle County, Illinois.
    15. A small city in Hamilton County and Webster County, Iowa.
    16. A small town in Coos County, New Hampshire.
    17. A borough of Camden County, New Jersey.
    18. A small town in Fulton County, New York.
    19. An unincorporated community in Delaware County, Ohio.
    20. A town in Garvin County, Oklahoma.
    21. A tiny town in Brown County, South Dakota.
    22. A small city, the county seat of Sherman County, Texas.
    23. An unincorporated community in Grant County, Washington.
    24. A village in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Origin of Stratford

From Old English strǣt (“road”) + ford (“ford”). Doublet of Stretford.

Words formed from Stratford

Phrases with Stratford

Questions about Stratford

What does Stratford mean?
Stratford means the name of various cities, towns and boroughs in the USA, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. See the full list.
What part of speech is Stratford?
Stratford is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Stratford?
Stratford is pronounced /ˈstɹæt.fəd/ (UK).

Words near Stratford in the dictionary

  1. strategyproof
  2. strategyproofness
  3. Straten
  4. Strates
  5. Stratfield Mortimer
  6. Stratford
  7. Stratford-on-Avon
  8. Stratford-upon-Avon
  9. Stratfordian
  10. Stratfordians
  11. strath

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