Waterford

American

[waw-ter-ferd, wot-er-] / ˈwɔ tər fərd, ˈwɒt ər- /

noun

a county in Munster province, in the S Republic of Ireland. 710 sq. mi. (1,840 sq. km).
its county seat: a seaport.
a town in SE Connecticut.

Waterford British

/ ˈwɔːtəfəd /

noun

a county of S Republic of Ireland, in Munster province on the Atlantic: mountainous in the centre and in the northwest County town: Waterford. Pop: 101 546 (2002). Area: 1838 sq km (710 sq miles)
a port in S Republic of Ireland, county town of Co Waterford: famous glass industry; fishing. Pop: 44 594 (2002)

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I am also a Cork, Kerry and Waterford person.

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2025

June returns to the Waterford home where she records her monologue, a callback to what we hear in the very first episode.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2025

She was taken to hospital in Waterford, but because the first Covid lockdown began shortly afterwards, she had to spend nearly six weeks there without family visitors.

From BBC • May 17, 2025

Since then, the development authority and its private partner Waterford Property Co. of Newport Beach have spent millions.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2024

Trees within the Connecticut Arboretum Natural Area were seriously injured when the town of Waterford sprayed the roadsides with chemical weed killers in 1957.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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