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A city and civil parish (with a city council) in and the county town of Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5140).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
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A locality in Cochise County, Arizona, named after Frank Hereford.
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name
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An unincorporated community in Weld County, Colorado.
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An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland.
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An extinct town in Grant County, Minnesota, named for Hereford cattle.
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An unincorporated community in Callaway County, Missouri.
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name
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An unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon, supposedly named for a Hereford bull.
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name
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A township and census-designated place therein, in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
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name
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An unincorporated community in Meade County, South Dakota, named for Hereford cattle.
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name
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A city, the county seat of Deaf Smith County, Texas, United States, named for Hereford cattle raised there.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia.
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A breed of cattle used for high-quality beef, see Hereford (cattle).
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name
A surname.
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noun
A cow of the Hereford breed.
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noun
hardy English breed of dairy cattle raised extensively in United States
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: whiteface
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Broader terms: beef, beef cattle
History
From Middle English Hereford, from Old English Hereford, from Old English here (“army”) + ford (“ford”). Compare Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia.
Across languages
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