Waterford
Americannoun
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a county in Munster province, in the S Republic of Ireland. 710 sq. mi. (1,840 sq. km).
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its county seat: a seaport.
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a town in SE Connecticut.
noun
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a county of S Republic of Ireland, in Munster province on the Atlantic: mountainous in the centre and in the northwest County town: Waterford. Pop: 101 546 (2002). Area: 1838 sq km (710 sq miles)
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a port in S Republic of Ireland, county town of Co Waterford: famous glass industry; fishing. Pop: 44 594 (2002)
Example Sentences
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The alerts for counties Waterford, Cork, and Kerry come into effect later on Saturday, lasting until Sunday morning.
From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025
I was walking with a loved one on the eastern edge of Curragh beach in Ardmore, County Waterford, a place of warm refuge since I was a child.
From BBC • Jan. 25, 2025
“If you invest in projects like this, maybe they are earning a little less of a return, but they aren’t raising rents on teachers,” said John Drachman, co-founder of Waterford.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2024
John Drachman, co-founder of Waterford Property Co. in Newport Beach, previously executed value-add apartment strategies on behalf of investors.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2024
Trees within the Connecticut Arboretum Natural Area were seriously injured when the town of Waterford sprayed the roadsides with chemical weed killers in 1957.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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