Stratford

American  

[strat-ferd] / ˈstræt fərd /

noun

1. a town in SW Connecticut, near Bridgeport: Shakespeare theater.

2. a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada: Shakespeare theater.

3. a male given name.

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Example Sentences

Captain Zoe Stratford, two-time World Cup winner Marlie Packer and head coach John Mitchell, who were all named as OBE recipients in the New Year Honours, were among those at the royal reception.

From BBC

A district judge sitting at Stratford Magistrates Court heard how the men held demonstrations outside the BBC and on three occasions turned up to Nye's home, claiming to be delivering a Bible and a letter.

From BBC

Reporters were sent to courts in Northampton, Peterborough and Norwich in the East, as well as Stratford, Wandsworth and Croydon courts in London to hear cases and the pressures facing mortgage-holders and tenants.

From BBC

In Stratford, a tearful woman who had not lived in her property for 15 years after her marriage broke down had the home with £87,000 in mortgage arrears repossessed.

From BBC

Today their chief distinction is the young man from Stratford who happened to be watching—and learning.

From The Wall Street Journal