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derby

/ˈdɝ.bi/

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What does derby mean?

noun

  1. Any of several annual horse races.
  2. Any organized race.
  3. A bowler hat.
More meanings (22)

noun

  1. A sports match between rival teams.
  2. A local derby.
  3. A type of cheese made in Derby, England.

proper noun

  1. A city and unitary authority in Derbyshire, East Midlands, England; formerly the county town (OS grid ref SK3536).
  2. A suburb of Barnstaple, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS5633).
  3. A small town in Tasmania, Australia.
  4. A town in Kimberley, Western Australia.
  5. A locality in the Shire of Loddon, north western Victoria, Australia.
  6. A locality in Langley district municipality, in southwestern British Columbia, Canada.
  7. A parish and community therein, in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  8. A small town in North West province, South Africa.
  9. A census-designated place in Adams County, Colorado; much of Derby was annexed by Commerce City in 1962.
  10. A city in New Haven County, Connecticut.
  11. An unincorporated community in Ford County, Illinois.
  12. An unincorporated community in Mountain Township, Saline County, Illinois.
  13. An unincorporated community in Union Township, Perry County, Indiana.
  14. A tiny city in Lucas County, Iowa.
  15. A city in Sedgwick County, Kansas.
  16. An unincorporated community in St. Francois County, Missouri.
  17. An unincorporated community in Frio County, Texas.
  18. A town in Orleans County, Vermont.
  19. An unincorporated community and coal town in Wise County, Virginia.
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At the holiday-time her grandmother, being better, was driven to Derby to stay with her daughter for a day or two.
D. H. (David Herbert) LawrenceSons and LoversProject Gutenberg ebook #217
This unfortunate gentleman started a small silk-mill at Derby, with the object of participating in the profits derived from the manufacture.
Samuel SmilesMen of Invention and IndustryProject Gutenberg ebook #725
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An old, thin coat was turned up about his red ears—his cracked derby hat was pulled down until it turned them outward.
Theodore DreiserSister Carrie: A NovelProject Gutenberg ebook #233
Rivalries arose, as might have been expected, and on the 15th of the month a great race, the “Antarctic Derby,” took place.
Ernest Henry, Sir ShackletonSouth: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917Project Gutenberg ebook #5199
Yet, Derby, notwithstanding she’s your wife, And loves not me, be you, good lord, assured I hate not you for her proud arrogance.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100