Hereford

American  

[hur-ferd, her-uh-, her-uh-ferd, hur-ferd] / ˈhɜr fərd, ˈhɛr ə-, ˈhɛr ə fərd, ˈhɜr fərd /

noun

1. one of an English breed of red beef cattle having a white face and white body markings.

2. one of an American breed of red hogs having white markings.

3. a city in Hereford and Worcester, in western England: known for its cathedral.

4. a town in northern Texas.

5. Herefordshire.

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Hereford British  

/ ˈhɛrɪfəd /

noun

1. a city in W England, in Herefordshire on the River Wye: trading centre for agricultural produce; cathedral (begun 1079). Pop: 56 373 (2001)

2. a hardy breed of beef cattle characterized by a red body, red and white head, and white markings

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Example Sentences

Two women, a 28-year-old from Hereford and 24-year-old from Senghenydd, Caerphilly, were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

The 19 new stores include three in the West Midlands, with one each in Birmingham, Burntwood in Staffordshire and Hereford.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

In an "Oh no it isn't!" twist Lucie Goose, played by Dion Davies, in Mother Goose at the Courtyard in Hereford, said what a dame needed was star quality.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

"Rik was a dear, dear friend - we had our very first professional associations together, which resulted in a spectacular success with The Young Ones," he told BBC Hereford and Worcester.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

Burnet’s argument was met with widespread horror; as Herbert Croft, the bishop of Hereford, put it, ‘This way of philosophizing all from natural causes, I fear, will make the whole world turn scoffers.’

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton