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MEDFORD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Medford mean?
• MEDFORD (noun)
The noun MEDFORD has 2 senses:
1. a town in southwestern Oregon; a summer resort
2. town in northeastern Massachusetts; residential suburb of Boston
Familiarity information: MEDFORD used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A town in southwestern Oregon; a summer resort
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)
Holonyms ("Medford" is a part of...):
Beaver State; OR; Ore.; Oregon (a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Town in northeastern Massachusetts; residential suburb of Boston
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)
Holonyms ("Medford" is a part of...):
Bay State; MA; Mass.; Massachusetts; Old Colony (a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies)
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