Darlington

//ˈdɑːlɪŋtən// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of Darlington pair. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A large market town in County Durham, England.
  2. 2
    A unitary authority and borough in County Durham, the Borough of Darlington, which includes the town.
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Indiana; named for the town in England.
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Missouri; named for a railroad employee.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A borough of Pennsylvania; named for S. P. Darlington, a merchant from Pittsburgh.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Darlington County, South Carolina.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Lafayette County, Wisconsin; named for landowner Joshua Darling.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, which surrounds the city.
  4. 9
    A community and rural municipality in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  5. 10
    A number of places in Australia:; A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia; named for the town in England.
  6. 11
    A number of places in Australia:; A suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
  7. 12
    A number of places in Australia:; A suburb of Sydney in New South Wales; named for either Richard Darling or William Vane, 3rd Earl of Darlington.
  8. 13
    A number of places in Australia:; A locality in the Shire of Corangamite and the Shire of Moyne, south western Victoria, Australia
  9. 14
    A habitational surname from Old English.
  10. 15
    A male given name transferred from the surname. Africa, rare

Synonyms

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darlington amplifierdarlington amplifierdarlington pairdarlington pairdarlington transistordarlington transistor

Etymology

From Middle English Dearnington, Derlinton, from Old English Dēornōþingtūn, supposedly “the settlement of Dēornōþ's people”, from an unclear root + -ing + tūn. Compare Old English dīerling. The transistor configuration is named for its inventor, Sidney Darlington.

Related phrases

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