Deptford

//ˈdɛtfəd// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An urban suburb of London in the borough of Lewisham, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3777).
  2. 2
    An industrial suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, located on the River Wear (OS grid ref NZ3857).
  3. 3
    A hamlet in Wylye parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0138).
  4. 4
    A township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States.
  5. 5
    A locality in the Shire of East Gippsland, eastern Victoria, Australia.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Depeford, from Old English *Dēopaford, from dēop(a) (“deep”) + ford (“ford”).

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