Croydon
See also: croydon
English
Etymology
From Old English Crogedena ("saffron valley"), from Old English croh (“saffron”) (< Latin crocus (“saffron”)) + Old English denu (“valley”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /kɹɔɪdən/
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Proper noun
Croydon
- A large town in the south of Greater London, England, historically in the county of Surrey.
- A London borough of Greater London.
- (historical) A former airport in Croydon.
- A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3149).
- A hamlet in Stone Mills township, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.
- A place in the United States:
- A town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
- A census-designated place in Bristol Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
- An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Utah.
- A suburb of Kempton Park, Gauteng province, South Africa.
- A place in Australia:
- A suburb of Sydney, in the Municipality of Burwood and Inner West council area, New South Wales.
- A town and local government area (the Shire of Croydon) in northern Queensland.
- A suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Charles Sturt, South Australia.
- An eastern suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Maroondah, Victoria.
Derived terms
Noun
Croydon (plural Croydons)
- (historical) A kind of carriage like a gig, originally of wickerwork.
Further reading
- Category:Croydon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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