Bedfordshire

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English Bedefordschire, from Old English Bedanfordsċīr, equivalent to Bedford +‎ shire. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɛd.fəd.ʃə(ɹ)/ === Proper noun === Bedfordshire (abbreviation Beds) A midland county of England, county town Bedford, bounded by Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. (British, slang) Bed. ==== Usage notes ==== The slang sense is used only for bed in its uncountable sense of a place to sleep, never to refer to an individual piece of furniture. ==== Derived terms ==== Bedfordshire clanger Central Bedfordshire ==== Translations ====