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Bradford

[ brad-ferd ]

noun

  1. Gamaliel, 1863–1932, U.S. biographer and novelist.
  2. Roark [rawrk, rohrk], 1896–1948, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
  3. William, 1590–1657, Pilgrim settler: second governor of Plymouth Colony 1621–56.
  4. William, 1663–1752, American printer, born in England.
  5. a city in West Yorkshire, in N England.
  6. a city in N Pennsylvania.
  7. a male given name.


Bradford

/ ˈbrædfəd /

noun

  1. an industrial city in N England, in Bradford unitary authority, West Yorkshire: a centre of the woollen industry from the 14th century and of the worsted trade from the 18th century; university (1966). Pop: 293 717 (2001)
  2. a unitary authority in West Yorkshire. Pop: 477 800 (2003 est). Area: 370 sq km (143 sq miles)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The actor was born in 1934 in Bradford, the son of actors Lockwood West and Olive Carleton-Crowe.

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