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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Further south, in County Waterford, David Dennison started his Viking Winery in 2009, planting 30 vines of rondo.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Among those who were at Armagh Planetarium were Abbie and Scott, who had made the three-and-a-half hour journey from County Waterford.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
She was taken to hospital in Waterford, but because the first Covid lockdown began shortly afterwards, she had to spend nearly six weeks there without family visitors.
From BBC ● May 17, 2025
According to Waterford, rent can be kept low because the development authority owns the property and, as a government agency, doesn’t pay property tax.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 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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