Watford

[ wot-ferd ]

/ ˈwɒt fərd /

noun

a city in Hertfordshire, SE England, N of London.

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Examples from the Web for watford

I just started talking to her about the pub, and about Watford.
Chris Stark, Man Behind BBC’s Hilarious Mila Kunis Interview, Speaks|Kevin Fallon|March 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Oxhey (2 miles S. from Watford) is a hamlet on the Middlesex border.
Hertfordshire|Herbert W Tompkins
Miss Watford received me as kindly as before; Mimi, too, seemed glad to see me.
The Lair of the White Worm|Bram Stoker
Mr. Salton introduced Adam to Mr. Watford and his grand-daughters, and they all moved on together.
The Lair of the White Worm|Bram Stoker

And all about the relief of a little town as big as—Watford, six thousand miles away.
The Forsyte Saga, Complete|John Galsworthy
I pass my time here at Watford, attending my dying uncle, very heavily.
Clarissa, Volume 4 (of 9)|Samuel Richardson

British Dictionary definitions for watford

Watford

/ (ˈwɒtfəd) /

noun

a town in SE England, in SW Hertfordshire: light industries, services. Pop: 120 960 (2001)

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