Stanford

Language: en

🇬🇧 /ˈstænfəd/ 🇺🇸 /ˈstænfɜrd/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    A city in Santa Clara County, California, United States, home to Stanford University.; Stanford University, a prestigious private research university located in Stanford, California, founded in 1885 by Leland and Jane Stanford.; A surname of English origin, derived from various place names meaning 'stony ford'.; A town in Kentucky, United States, the county seat of Lincoln County.; A town in Montana, United States, the county seat of Judith Basin County.; A village in Illinois, United States, in McLean County.; A town in New York, United States, in Dutchess County.; A place name in England, referring to several villages and locations derived from Old English 'stān' (stone) and 'ford' (river crossing).

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable Plural: Stanfords

Collocations

Stanford UniversityStanford campusStanford graduateStanford professorStanford research

Commonly confused

Stamford
EN: 'Stamford' is a different place name (e.g., Stamford, Connecticut); 'Stanford' refers to the university or places in California/Kentucky.

Spelling tips

EN: Do not insert a 'd' to make 'Standford'; the correct spelling is 'Stanford' with no 'd' between 'n' and 'f'.

💬 Examples

  1. She moved to Stanford, California, to attend graduate school.

  2. He was admitted to Stanford to study computer science.

  3. Leland Stanford was a railroad magnate and governor of California.

  4. Stanford, Kentucky, was founded in 1775 and is one of the oldest towns in the state.

  5. The small town of Stanford, Montana, is known for its rural charm.

  6. Stanford, Illinois, is a small community in central Illinois.

  7. Stanford, New York, is located in the northeastern part of Dutchess County.

  8. The name Stanford appears in several English parish records dating back to the Domesday Book.