Stamford

[ stam-ferd ]

/ ˈstæm fərd /

noun

a city in SW Connecticut.

a male given name.

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Examples from the Web for stamford

Her ravings back then had caused her boyfriend, 54-year-old Eric Francis, to call the Stamford police.
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Authorities identified the woman as Miriam Carey, a dental hygenist from Stamford, Conn.
Notes From a Shootout|Ben Jacobs|October 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But the economic impact of its legal saga extends far beyond its Stamford, Connecticut, headquarters.
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Qi could not post the $1,000 bond and was assigned a May 22 date to appear in state Superior Court in Stamford.
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The company last year announced it is considering plans to build a lavish new headquarters in Stamford.
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He spied a train running north out of Stamford, swung over above it, and raced with it.
The Trail of the Hawk|Sinclair Lewis
From 1854 he made his home in Stamford, Connecticut, where he died on the 15th of December 1894.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 8|Various
He winced a little, also, when he remembered that he was regarded as one of the heroes of the great battle of Stamford bridge.
Ned, the son of Webb|William O. Stoddard
"I might get something to do over at Stamford," she faltered, as if knowing that he knew she had no hope.
Ethan Frome|Edith Wharton
They had to be driven back to the “Haycock,” and Barker took them on to Stamford.
The Great North Road: London to York|Charles G. Harper

British Dictionary definitions for stamford

Stamford

/ (ˈstæmfəd) /

noun

a city in SW Connecticut, on Long Island Sound: major chemical research laboratories. Pop: 120 107 (2003 est)

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