Hereford

From Middle English hereford, from Old English Hereford, from Old English here (“army”) + ford (“ford”). Compare Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia.

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

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Hereford (countable and uncountable, plural Herefords)

1. A city and civil parish (with a city council) in and the county town of Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5140). [1]
2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A locality in Cochise County, Arizona, named after Frank Hereford.
   2. An unincorporated community in Weld County, Colorado.
   3. An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland.
   4. An extinct town in Grant County, Minnesota, named for Hereford cattle.
   5. An unincorporated community in Callaway County, Missouri.
   6. An unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon, supposedly named for a Hereford bull.
   7. A township and census-designated place therein, in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
   8. An unincorporated community in Meade County, South Dakota, named for Hereford cattle.
   9. A city, the county seat of Deaf Smith County, Texas, United States, named for Hereford cattle raised there.
   10. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia.
3. A breed of cattle used for high-quality beef, see w:Hereford (cattle).
4. A surname.

Hereford (plural Herefords)

1. A cow of the Hereford breed.