Stratford

[ strat-ferd ]

/ ˈstræt fərd /

a town in SW Connecticut, near Bridgeport: Shakespeare theater.

a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada: Shakespeare theater.

a male given name.

Example sentences from the Web for stratford

My children didn't find it accessible, but the minute they got to Stratford and started seeing the plays, they get it.

Charles Asks Spice Girl When They Will Reunite |Tom Sykes |February 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
If all of it was true, Stratford Oakmont must have had some of the most awkward water-cooler talks in corporate history.

The Real Wolf of Wall Street: Jordan Belfort’s Vulgar Memoirs |Jimmy So |December 20, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
He served for years as trustee of the Art Gallery of Ontario and as chairman of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival.

Murray Bernard Frum, 1931–2013 |David Frum |May 28, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Not five years ago, the Biebz was just a cute kid from Stratford, Ontario, strumming on a guitar twice his size.

Lennon and Maisy Stella & More YouTube Musical Prodigies (Video) |Jake Heller |June 3, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

He is then taken by helicopter to the Olympic stadium in Stratford, east London, where he parachutes into the arena.

James Bond to Open London 2012 Olympics |Tom Sykes |April 3, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
In few parts of rural England are richer and more beautiful meadows to be found than round Stratford.

Warwickshire |Clive Holland
Stratford Canning, a cousin of the Premier, had been employed in the East at intervals since 1810.

History of Modern Europe 1972-1878 |C. A. Fyffe
Asked by the magistrate if her husband had threatened her, a Stratford woman replied, "No; he only said he would kill me."

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, January 14, 1920 |Various
He felt as if he were a jackanapes he had seen once at the Stratford fair, which wore a crimson jerkin and a cap.

Master Skylark |John Bennett
My business in the City was to thank Stratford for a kindness he has done me.

The World's Greatest Books, Vol X |Various