"Salford" meaning in English

See Salford in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈsɒlfərd/ Forms: Salfords [plural], Sawford [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English sealh (“willow, sallow”) + ford (“ford”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|sealh||willow, sallow}} Old English sealh (“willow, sallow”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Salford (countable and uncountable, plural Salfords)
  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    A city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8098).
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    Sense id: en-Salford-en-name-6DJJelV8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Urdu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 39 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 53 35 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 45 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 46 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 35 30 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 31 33 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 42 37 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 31 32 37 Disambiguation of 'city': 94 6 0
  2. (uncountable) A placename:
    A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP2828).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of Oxfordshire, England, Places in England, Places in Oxfordshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Oxfordshire, England
    Sense id: en-Salford-en-name-uEpSSsnr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Urdu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 39 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 45 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 46 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 35 30 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 31 33 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 42 37 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 31 32 37
  3. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Salford-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Urdu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 39 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 45 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 46 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 35 30 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 31 33 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 42 37 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 31 32 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Port Salford, Salford Priors Related terms: Salfords

Inflected forms

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