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Croydon

name
/ˈkɹɔɪdən/UK

Etymology

From Old English Crogedene ("saffron valley"), from Old English croh (“saffron”) (< Latin crocus (“saffron”)) + Old English denu (“valley”).

  1. inherited from denu
  2. derived from crocus
  3. inherited from croh
  4. inherited from Crogedene

Definitions

  1. A large town in the south of Greater London, England, historically in the county of…

    A large town in the south of Greater London, England, historically in the county of Surrey (OS grid ref TQ3265).

  2. A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS…

    A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3149).

  3. A hamlet in Stone Mills township, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.

  4. ›+ 6 more definitions

    1. A place in the United States

      A place in the United States:

    2. A suburb of Kempton Park, Gauteng province, South Africa.

    3. A place in Australia

      A place in Australia:

    4. A kind of carriage like a gig, originally of wickerwork.

    5. A kind of cotton sheeting.

    6. A calico.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA