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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A suburb and ward of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3988). countable, uncountable
2. 2
   A town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. countable, uncountable
3. 3
   A neighborhood, the former name for Redwood Village, San Diego, California, United States. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Old English dierne (“secret, hidden”) + healh (“nook, angle, recess”).

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