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Derry

//ˈdɛɹi// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A city in northwestern Northern Ireland; also known as Londonderry. countable, uncountable

    "There was music there in the Derry air / Like a language that we could all understand"

  2. 2
    One of the traditional counties in northwestern Northern Ireland; known as County Derry, or officially as County Londonderry. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A borough and township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A number of townships in Illinois (1) and Pennsylvania (4), United States, listed under Derry Township. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A surname. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A male given name. countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    dislike Australia, New-Zealand, uncountable

Etymology

From Irish Doire, from doire (“oak grove”), from Old Irish daire (“oak forest”), from Proto-Celtic *daru.

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