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Hertford

American  
[hahr-ferd, hahrt-ferd] / ˈhɑr fərd, ˈhɑrt fərd /

noun

  1. a city in and the county seat of Hertfordshire, in SE England.

  2. Hertfordshire.


Hertford British  
/ ˈhɑːtfəd /

noun

  1. a town in SE England, administrative centre of Hertfordshire. Pop: 24 460 (2001)

"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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Mr Fletcher, now principal of Hertford College Oxford, says for such trips "the theatre matters as much as the substance".

From BBC Mar. 28, 2023

From the small British town of Hertford, a truck makes a delivery every couple of months, packed with medical supplies, food and - right now - Christmas gifts for children.

From Washington Times Dec. 7, 2022

From the small British town of Hertford, a truck makes a delivery every couple of months, packed with medical supplies, food and — right now — Christmas gifts for children.

From Seattle Times Dec. 7, 2022

They said rail replacement buses would run between Hertford North and Stevenage stations.

From BBC Sep. 21, 2022

Catherine died on the 27th of January 1568 and Hertford on the 6th of April 1621.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

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