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Hert⋅ford

  [hahr-ferd, hahrt-ferd]
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–noun
1. a city in and the county seat of Hertfordshire, in SE England. 20,379.
2. Hertfordshire.

Hert⋅ford⋅shire

  [hahr-ferd-sheer, -sher, hahrt-]
–noun
a county in SE England. 938,100; 631 sq. mi. (1635 sq. km).
Also called Hertford, Herts [hahrts, hurts] .
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Hertfordshire 
O.E. Heortfordscir, from Herutford (731), lit. "ford frequented by harts."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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