Salford

American  

[sawl-ferd, saw-, sal-] / ˈsɔl fərd, ˈsɔ-, ˈsæl- /

noun

1. a city in Greater Manchester, in N England.

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Salford British  

/ ˈsɒl-, ˈsɔːlfəd /

noun

1. a city in NW England in Salford unitary authority, Greater Manchester, on the Manchester Ship Canal: a major centre of the cotton industry in the 19th century; extensive dock area, now redeveloped, includes the Lowry arts centre; university (1967). Pop: 72 750 (2001)

2. a unitary authority in NW England, in Greater Manchester. Pop: 216 500 (2003 est). Area: 97 sq km (37 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

An independent analysis of 27 months' performance data by the universities of Bradford, Cambridge and Salford concluded the authority had improved or seen no significant change in 21 out of 24 areas since reducing staff hours.

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Prof Daiga Kamerāde, of the University of Salford, was one of the researchers who studied the council's data.

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Former chief prosecutor Nazir Afzal, who is chair of the Lowry arts venue in Salford and helped lead the report, said class was a "core inclusion issue" and barriers to the arts were "crushing creativity".

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The 31-year-old, who played schoolboy Josh Stevenson in the BBC One drama, died on 17 December at Salford Royal Hospital.

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One person stood out - Albert Finney, who grew up in Salford, not far away from where Mosaku lived in Manchester with her family.

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