Stamford
[ stam-ferd ]
/ ˈstæm fərd /
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noun
a city in SW Connecticut.
a male given name.
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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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