Denver

//ˈdɛnvɚ// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A number of places in the United States:; The capital and largest city of Colorado.

    "(informal)"

  2. 2
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Harmony Township, Hancock County, Illinois.
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Richland County, Illinois.
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Miami County, Indiana.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Bremer County, Iowa.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community and coal town in Johnson County, Kentucky.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Isabella County, Michigan.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Newaygo County, Michigan.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Rock County, Minnesota.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Worth County, Missouri.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Adams County, Nebraska.
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Lincoln County, North Carolina.
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Huntington Township, Ross County, Ohio.
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Wood County, Ohio.
  10. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; A borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
  11. 16
    A community in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.
  12. 17
    A town in the Shire of Hepburn and the Shire of Macedon Ranges, Victoria, Australia.
  13. 18
    A village and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF6101).
  14. 19
    An English surname from Old English.
  15. 20
    A male given name transferred from the place name or surname.

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capital of coloradomile high citymile high city

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"Which do you like better, Denver or Montreal?"

Etymology

Named after James W. Denver. The surname Denver ultimately derives from Old English Dene-fær ("crossing or passing of the Danes"), from Dene + fær; or alternatively from den-ōfer ("valley-bank"), from denu + ofer.

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