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Medford

Medford

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A town in northeastern Massachusetts near Boston
  • proper noun
  • /ˈmɛdfərd/
: Medford
  • After moving to Medford, I found it to be a peaceful place to raise my family.
  • Medford, Oregon
  • Medford, Mass.
  • Medford, Massachusetts

Examples

  • After three years in Medford, the academy was relocated to the Boston suburban community of Newton.

    Academic text (1998)

  • In 1800, Rowson moved her academy to the village of Medford, about five miles from the city.

    Academic text (1998)

  • I live in Medford, Massachusetts.

    Knock at the Cabin (2023)

  • Former Medford police officer, 57 years old.

    The Town (2010)

  • I just talked to this Jackson long distance, up in Medford, Oregon.

    Double Indemnity (1944)

  • All my friends in Everett and Medford love the system they have.

    Blog text (3)

  • As far as we know, just a couple of businessmen from Medford.

    The Hunted (2003)

  • Jonathan Harris is at Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Raised in nearby Medford, he worked his way through college at Johns Hopkins before earning his MBA at Harvard Business School.

  • I live in Medford, Massachusetts, which is a quiet suburb of Boston.

Surface Forms

Medford main

Etymology

Medford comes from two old English parts: med (meaning 'meadow') and ford ('a shallow place to cross a river'), the same -ford you see in Oxford. So, Medford originally meant the river crossing by a meadow, which fits a town near water.