Definition of "Bedford"

Place names:

1. A town, the county town of Bedfordshire, England.  examples

2. A unitary authority with borough status in Bedfordshire, England.  examples

3. A suburb of Leigh, Wigan borough, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ6799).  examples

4. A number of places in the United States:

   1. A city, the county seat of Lawrence County, Indiana.  examples

   2. A small city, the county seat of Taylor County, Iowa.  examples

   3. A small city, the county seat of Trimble County, Kentucky.  examples

   4. A town in Massachusetts.  examples

   5. A town in New Hampshire.  examples

   6. A town in Westchester County, New York  examples

   7. A city in Ohio.  examples

   8. A borough, the county seat of Bedford County, Pennsylvania.  examples

   9. A city in Texas.  examples

   10. A town, the county seat of Bedford County, Virginia.  examples

   11. A census-designated place in Wyoming.  examples

   12. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Bedford Township.  examples

5. A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.  examples

6. A civil parish of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.  examples

7. A city and township in Quebec, Canada.  examples

8. A town in Eastern Cape province, South Africa.  examples

9. A suburb of Perth, in the City of Bayswater, Western Australia, named after Frederick Bedford.  examples

(countable) A truck, van, and bus and coach chassis formerly manufactured by the Bedford company, a subsidiary company of Vauxhall Motors.  examples

An English dukedom.  examples

A surname.  examples