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Bedford

[ bed-ferd ]

noun

  1. John of Lancaster, Duke of, 1389–1435, English regent of France.
  2. a city in northern Texas.
  3. a city in northeastern Ohio, near Cleveland.
  4. a city in southern Indiana.
  5. a city in northeastern Massachusetts.
  6. former name of North Bedfordshire.


Bedford

1

/ ˈbɛdfəd /

noun

  1. BedfordDavid19372011MBritishMUSIC: composer David . 1937–2011, British composer, influenced by rock music
  2. Bedford, Duke of13891435MEnglishPOLITICS: statesman Duke of , title of John of Lancaster . 1389–1435, son of Henry IV of England: protector of England and regent of France (1422–35)


Bedford

2

/ ˈbɛdfəd /

noun

  1. a town in SE central England, in Bedfordshire, on the River Ouse; administrative centre of Bedford unitary authority. Pop: 82 488 (2001)
  2. a unitary authority of SE central England. Pop: 154 900 (2007 est). Area: 480 sq km (185 sq miles)
  3. short for Bedfordshire

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"Now we have two families that's missing someone from the holidays," a Bedford-Stuyvesant resident told a local news station.

Harris was sentenced to 15 years in prison in Bedford, N.Y., but was granted clemency in 1993 by Gov. Mario Cuomo.

Dave Bredensteiner of Bedford, who served under the lieutenant colonel in Iraq, praised her effusively as an excellent leader.

So sayeth Mike Tyson, the menacing and troubled warrior from the mean streets of Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.

I met him briefly at an event he attended with Kelly and Mayor Michael Bloomberg in Bedford-Stuyvesant back in April.

At Elstow, a mile from Bedford, we saw his cottage, a mean-looking little hut with only two rooms.

The train drew up at a platform, and as Max started back into his seat, the carriage-door opened, and Ella Bedford fainted.

And all this while, burning with fever, Ella Bedford lay delirious, and with a nurse at her bedside night and day.

This new war afforded Bedford an opportunity for moving in parliament for the recall of the British troops from Germany.

Though still strong in votes in the commons, he had few allies of any weight, for Bedford was offended with him.

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