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Milford

American  
[mil-ferd] / ˈmɪl fərd /

noun

  1. a city in S Connecticut, on Long Island Sound.

  2. a city in central Massachusetts.

  3. a male given name.


Example Sentences

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Ms Smith said she had ordered oil for her parents, who live in a remote hamlet between Milford Haven and Neyland without an internet connection, for years without issue.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Born in Milford, Conn., on May 18, 1948, Crump was about 12 when her family moved to Florida and into a home on some property.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Mike Conner, 52, snapped up Thorne Island near Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire for £555,000 in May 2017.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2025

The 25-year-old was reported missing on May 4 after failing to return from a solo hike up Mitre Peak, a steep mountain in Milford Sound area of Fiordland National Park on the country's South Island.

From BBC • May 11, 2025

Emmett will get to shop at the gourmet grocer in Milford, which is only thirty minutes from Fairview, but a world away in excellent ingredients.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers