Darlington

English

Etymology

From Middle English Dearnington, Derlinton, from Old English Dearthingtun, supposedly “the settlement of Deornoth's people”, from an unclear root + -ing + -tun. The transistor configuration is named for its inventor, Sidney Darlington.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdɑːlɪŋtən/
  • Hyphenation: Dar‧ling‧ton
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)lɪŋtən

Proper noun

Darlington

  1. A large market town in County Durham, England.
  2. A unitary authority, the Borough of Darlington, in County Durham which includes the town.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A town in Indiana; named for the town in England.
    2. A village in Missouri; named for a railroad employee.
    3. A borough of Pennsylvania; named for S. P. Darlington, a merchant from Pittsburgh.
    4. A city, the county seat of Darlington County, South Carolina.
    5. A city, the county seat of Lafayette County, Wisconsin; named for landowner Joshua Darling.
    6. A town in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, which surrounds the city.
  4. A community and rural municipality in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  5. A number of places in Australia:
    1. A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia; named for the town in England.
    2. A suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
    3. A suburb of Sydney in New South Wales; named for either Richard Darling or William Vane, 3rd Earl of Darlington.
    4. A town in Victoria.
  6. A habitational surname from Old English.
  7. (rare, chiefly Africa) A male given name transferred from the surname.

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Noun

Darlington (plural Darlingtons)

  1. (electronics) Short for Darlington pair.

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