Stamford

American

[stam-ferd] / ˈstæm fərd /

noun

a city in SW Connecticut.
a male given name.

Stamford British

/ ˈstæmfəd /

noun

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

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Chelsea will play all of their Women's Super League matches at Stamford Bridge from the start of next season.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

A growing but still fringe protest movement, Not A Project CFC, attracted more than 500 fans who marched to Stamford Bridge before Saturday's defeat by Manchester United.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Other stadium options were explored, but a permanent move to Stamford Bridge was always the club's priority.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

To observers Lampard seems more comfortable in his skin at Coventry, not carrying the weight of expectation and his legend at Stamford Bridge, where he is Chelsea's 211-goal record scorer.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

“Two days before yesterday you were on the fifth page in Hartford, the second page in Stamford and the front page in Greenwich.”

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg

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