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Brantford

American  
[brant-ferd] / ˈbrænt fərd /

noun

  1. a city in S Ontario, in SE Canada, near Lake Erie.


Brantford British  
/ ˈbræntfəd /

noun

  1. a city in central Canada, in SW Ontario. Pop: 86 417 (2001)

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Earlier this year Zurich-based Barry Callebaut said it was spending $104 million to build a new factory in Brantford, Ontario, to produce sugar-free chocolate and other speciality products.

From Reuters • Dec. 7, 2022

Meeker played junior hockey for the Stratford Kroehlers and the Brantford Lions before serving in World War II. His legs were badly injured by a grenade in training and he missed D-Day because of that.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 11, 2020

It was a pattern of decline the retired Canadian engineer from Brantford, Ontario was all too familiar with.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2019

Walter Gretzky, Wayne’s father, flooded the grass behind the family’s home, in Brantford, Ontario, each winter.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 14, 2018

This was the memorial to Dr. Bell, who lived in Brantford and who invented the first telephone in Brantford.

From Westward with the Prince of Wales by Newton, W. Douglas (Wilfrid Douglas)