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Meaning of Sanford | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈsænfɚd

Definitions

  1. A habitational surname from Old English.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. An unincorporated community in the Rural Municipality of MacDonald, Manitoba, Canada.
  4. A number of places in the United States:
  5. A small town in Covington County, Alabama.
  6. A small statutory town in Conejos County, Colorado.
  7. A sizable city, the county seat of Seminole County, Florida.
  8. An unincorporated community in Stewart County, Georgia.
  9. An unincorporated community in Pawnee County, Kansas.
  10. A city in York County, Maine.
  11. A village in Midland County, Michigan.
  12. An unincorporated community in Covington County, Mississippi.
  13. A town in Broome County, New York.
  14. A city, the county seat of Lee County, North Carolina.
  15. A small town in Hutchinson County, Texas.
  16. A census-designated place in Accomack County, Virginia.

Equivalents

العربية سانفورد

Examples

““Sanford Finkelstein,” Danielle repeats. “Listen, isn't he the one that ostrich is based on, in your books?” “Well, I suppose in a way.” Erica smiles. “It was the name mostly. Sanford seemed like a good name for an ostrich.””
“But all this still does not rise to the level of a constitutional crisis, according to Jack Balkin, a Yale law professor who has written in depth about the term along with University of Texas professor Sanford Levinson. Democrats in Congress can go to the courts to have their subpoenas enforced, although Balkin said that is not an ideal path.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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