Bedfordshire

American  

[bed-ferd-sheer, -sher] / ˈbɛd fərdˌʃɪər, -ʃər /

noun

1. a county in central England. 477 sq. mi. (1,235 sq. km).

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Bedfordshire British  

/ -ʃə, ˈbɛdfədˌʃɪə /

noun

1.  Beds.  a county of S central England, administered since 2009 by the unitary authorities of Bedford and Central Bedfordshire: mainly low-lying, with the Chiltern Hills in the south: the geographical county includes Luton, which became a separate unitary authority in 1997. Area (excluding Luton): 1192 sq km (460 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

In 1979, artist Kit Williams buried the handcrafted 18-carat gold jewel, then worth about £5,000, in Ampthill Park, Bedfordshire, with TV presenter Bamber Gascoigne as the sole witness.

From BBC

The cable and entertainment company already owns Sky, and has committed to build a Universal theme park in Bedfordshire, about 40 miles north of London.

From Barron's

The men both died in 1915 during the battle for Hill 60 near Ypres in Belgium, and were buried as unknown officers of the Bedfordshire Regiment after being identified by their uniforms.

From BBC

Det Con Rochelle Eves, a member of the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire serious collision investigation unit, described what Jarosz did as "an appalling display of driving".

From BBC

Blake Stephenson, the MP for Mid Bedfordshire, agrees that Conservatives had to "communicate in a way they want to consume the information".

From BBC