Bradford

American  

[brad-ferd] / ˈbræd fərd /

noun

1. Gamaliel, 1863–1932, U.S. biographer and novelist.

2. Roark 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. Braford.

8. a male given name.

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Bradford British  

/ 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)

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Example Sentences

He said Mr Shabir drove the three of them from Keighley to Bradford, stopping at a petrol station on the way where Mr Ali told him to fill a canister with petrol.

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Prof Gaffney, from the University of Bradford, explained it would have taken a lot of effort to dig the holes - around two storeys deep - from the chalk landscape.

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With a combined income of about £100,000 and having paid off the mortgage on their Bradford home, Neal says they don't have major financial pressures.

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"I never thought I had to choose before, but now I'm feeling like Christianity could be replaced, so that's why I feel the church needs support," the 36-year-old from Bradford says.

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"Rap music was a big influence in my younger years and that was definitely made more prominent by the fact that I was living in Bradford, for sure," he said.

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