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stafford

/ˈstæfɚd/

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What does stafford mean?

noun

  1. A Staffordshire bull terrier.

proper noun

  1. A town in and the county town of Staffordshire, England.
  2. The Borough of Stafford, a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the county town.
More meanings (13)

proper noun

  1. An unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California.
  2. A town in Tolland County, Connecticut.
  3. A minor city in Stafford County, Kansas, named after Lewis Stafford, a Civil War casualty.
  4. An unincorporated community in Holt County, Nebraska.
  5. A township in Ocean County, New Jersey.
  6. A town in Genesee County, New York.
  7. A village in Monroe County, Ohio.
  8. A city in Fort Bend County and Harris County, Texas.
  9. A census-designated place, the county seat of Stafford County, Virginia; also known as Stafford Courthouse.
  10. A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  11. An industrial suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.
  12. An English habitational surname from the place name.
  13. (rare) A male given name transferred from the surname.
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IPA pronunciation

/ˈstæfɚd/

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Sir Harris Nicolas thinks that he only visited Stafford occasionally, in these troubled years.
Andrew LangIntroduction to the Compleat AnglerProject Gutenberg ebook #2422
Lord Stafford is going to send his poor wife with one maid and one horse to a farm-house in Shropshire for ever.
Horace WalpoleThe Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2Project Gutenberg ebook #4610
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Pembroke and Stafford, you in our behalf Go levy men and make prepare for war; They are already, or quickly will be, landed.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
So unjustly bitter were they, I grieve to say, that they impeached the venerable Lord Stafford, a Catholic nobleman seventy years old, of a design to kill the King.
Charles DickensA Child's History of EnglandProject Gutenberg ebook #699
"Take heed, O good traveler! and do not tread hard, For here lies Dr. Stafford, in all this churchyard."
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747