Hereford

Hereford

See also: hereford

English

Etymology

From Old English here (“army”), Welsh hewr (“fort or castle”), or Proto-Indo-European + Old English +‎ -ford

(See the discussion page regarding this etymology.)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛɹɨfəd/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈhɝfɚd/ (breed of cattle)

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Proper noun

Hereford

1. A city in Herefordshire, England.
2. A city in Texas, USA, and the county seat of Deaf Smith County.
3. A breed of cattle used for high-quality beef, see w:Hereford (cattle).

Derived terms

• Hereford and Worcester

Translations

the city

Arabic: هيرفورد‎ Armenian: Հերերֆորդ (Hererford) Bulgarian: Херефорд (Hereford) Chinese: Cantonese: 禧福 Mandarin: 赫里福德 Finnish: Hereford Hebrew: הרפורד‎ Japanese: ヘレフォード Korean: 헤리퍼드 (heripeodeu)

Latin: Herefordia Lithuanian: Herefordas Mazanderani: هرفورد‎ Persian: هرفورد‎ Russian: Хе́рефорд (Xéreford) Thai: เฮริฟอร์ด Ukrainian: Герефорд (Hereford) Welsh: Henffordd Western Panjabi: ہیریفورڈ‎

Noun

Hereford (plural Herefords)

1. A cow of the Hereford breed.