Denver
English
Etymology
Named after James W. Denver. The surname Denver ultimately derives from Old English Dene-fær ("crossing or passing of the Danes"), from Dene + fær; or alternatively from den-ōfer ("valley-bank"), from denu + ofer.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɛnvɚ/
Proper noun
Denver
- The capital and largest city of Colorado.
- A town in Bremer County, Iowa.
- A town in Miami County, Indiana.
- A village in Worth County, Missouri.
- A borough of Pennsylvania.
- A community in Nova Scotia.
- A town in Victoria, Australia.
- A village and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF6101).
- An English surname from Old English.
- A male given name transferred from the place name or surname.
Synonyms
- Mile High City (informal)
Derived terms
Translations
capital of Colorado
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Cebuano
Proper noun
Denver
- a female given name from English
- Denver (the capital and largest city of Colorado, United States)
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdenver]
Proper noun
Denver m inan (genitive singular Denveru, declension pattern of stroj)
- Denver (the capital and largest city of Colorado, United States)
References
- “Denver”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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