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bedfordshire

/ˈbɛd.fəd.ʃə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.87 in modern English

Syllables
bed-ford-shire
IPA
/ˈbɛd.fəd.ʃə(ɹ)/
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A midland county of England, county town Bedford, bounded by Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.

name

Bed.

British usage; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English Bedefordschire, from Old English Bedanfordsċīr, equivalent to Bedford + shire.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Bedefordschire, Bedanfordsċīr

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈbɛd.fəd.ʃə(ɹ)/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Beds (abbreviation)

Phrases

Bedfordshire clanger Central Bedfordshire

Questions

How do you pronounce bedfordshire?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɛd.fəd.ʃə(ɹ)/.
What does bedfordshire mean?
A midland county of England, county town Bedford, bounded by Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
Where does bedfordshire come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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