Croydon

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English

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Etymology

From Old English Crogedena ("saffron valley"), from Old English croh (“saffron”) (< Latin crocus (“saffron”)) + Old English denu (“valley”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /kɹɔɪdən/
  • Audio (UK):(file)

Proper noun

Croydon

  1. A large town in the south of Greater London, England, historically in the county of Surrey.
    1. A London borough of Greater London.
    2. (historical) A former airport in Croydon.
  2. A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3149).
  3. A hamlet in Stone Mills township, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.
  4. A place in the United States:
    1. A town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
    2. A census-designated place in Bristol Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
    3. An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Utah.
  5. A suburb of Kempton Park, Gauteng province, South Africa.
  6. A place in Australia:
    1. A suburb of Sydney, in the Municipality of Burwood and Inner West council area, New South Wales.
    2. A town and local government area (the Shire of Croydon) in northern Queensland.
    3. A suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Charles Sturt, South Australia.
    4. An eastern suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Maroondah, Victoria.

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Noun

Croydon (plural Croydons)

  1. (historical) A kind of carriage like a gig, originally of wickerwork.

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