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linden

adj
/ˈlɪn.dən/

Etymology

From Middle English linden, from Old English linden (“linden”, adjective), from Proto-Germanic *lindīnaz, from Proto-Germanic *lindō (“linden tree”), equivalent to lind + -en. Cognate with Middle Low German linden (“linden”, adjective), German Low German Linnenboom (“linden-tree”), West Frisian linenbeam (“linden-tree”), German linden (“linden”, adjective). The English noun developed from the adjective.

  1. derived from *lindō✻ — “linden tree”
  2. derived from *lindīnaz✻
  3. derived from linden — “linden”
  4. derived from linden

Definitions

  1. Made of lime-wood.

  2. Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia, having heart-shaped leaves.

    • The linden or lime tree is the favourite haunt of the Elves and cognate beings; and it is not safe to be near it after sunset.

  3. The soft wood of such trees.

  4. ›+ 18 more definitions

    1. An English surname from Old English, a variant of Lyndon.

    2. A Scottish surname, a variant of Linton.

    3. A surname from Dutch, a variant of Lynden.

    4. A surname from German, a variant of Lindner.

    5. A unisex given name transferred from the surname, or for the linden tree.

    6. A town in Hesse, Germany.

    7. A town in Kaiserslautern district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

    8. A town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

    9. A town in Westerwaldkreis district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

    10. A village in the Netherlands.

    11. A town in Switzerland.

    12. A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa

      A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa; named for founder Johannes van de Linde.

    13. A town in Guyana, the second-largest settlement in the country

      A town in Guyana, the second-largest settlement in the country; named for Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham, 2nd President of Guyana.

    14. A locality in the Blue Mountains council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.

    15. A ghost town in Western Australia

      A ghost town in Western Australia; named for nearby Mount Linden, itself named for a prospector in the area.

    16. A village in Alberta.

    17. A community in Nova Scotia.

    18. A number of places in the United States

      A number of places in the United States:

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