name
Bradford
BRAD-fuhrd
name
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A city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England, along with numerous smaller towns of the same name across England, the US, Canada, and elsewhere.
"She grew up in Bradford before moving south for university."
noun
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(slang, cocktail) A martini served shaken rather than stirred.
"He ordered a Bradford, extra dry, at the hotel bar."
How to Use Bradford
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishPrimarily a place name (most famously the English city); occasionally used as slang for a shaken martini.
Word Forms
Bradfords plural
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Etymology
The place name comes from Old English brād ("broad") plus ford, describing a wide river crossing.