Disney

//ˈdɪzni// name, slang

name, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Old French.
  2. 2
    The Walt Disney Company, named after Walt Disney.

    "Have you seen Disney's latest film?"

  3. 3
    Any of the theme parks and vacation resorts operated by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. informal

    "We went to Disney with the kids this summer."

  4. 4
    A town in Mayes County, Oklahoma, United States, named after Wesley E. Disney.

Example

More examples

"Can S. Jobs bring back the magic to Disney?"

Etymology

English surname of Norman origin, from Old French de (“of, from”) + Isigny (a place in Calvados). For the placename, see Isigny-sur-Mer. In modern use, it is also derived from the name of Walt Disney, whose surname has the aforementioned origin.

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