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Derry

name
/ˈdɛɹi/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from *daru✻
  2. derived from daire
  3. derived from Doire

Definitions

  1. A city in northwestern Northern Ireland

    A city in northwestern Northern Ireland; also known as Londonderry.

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

  2. One of the traditional counties in northwestern Northern Ireland

    One of the traditional counties in northwestern Northern Ireland; known as County Derry, or officially as County Londonderry.

  3. A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States.

  4. ›+ 6 more definitions

    1. A borough and township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.

    2. A number of townships in Illinois (1) and Pennsylvania (4), United States, listed under…

      A number of townships in Illinois (1) and Pennsylvania (4), United States, listed under Derry Township.

    3. A surname.

    4. A male given name.

    5. A meaningless refrain or chorus.

    6. Dislike.

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