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Bedford

proper noun

  1. place name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈbɛdfə(ɹ)d/

name

Etymology: From Middle English Bedforde, Bedeford, from Old English Bedaford, Bedanford, equivalent to Bede's + ford. The civil parish is named after John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford (1710 - 1771). Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland.

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  23. A truck, van, and bus and coach chassis formerly manufactured by the Bedford company, a subsidiary company of Vauxhall Motors.

    New Zealand Railways Road Services used to operate a large fleet of Bedfords.

  24. An English dukedom.
  25. A surname.