Croydon

See also: croydon

English

Etymology

From Old English Crogedene ("saffron valley"), from Old English croh (“saffron”) (< Latin crocus (“saffron”)) + Old English denu (“valley”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɹɔɪdən/
  • Audio (UK):(file)

Proper noun

Croydon

  1. A large town in the south of Greater London, England, historically in the county of Surrey.
    1. A London borough of Greater London.
    2. (historical) A former airport in Croydon.
  2. A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3149).
  3. A hamlet in Stone Mills township, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.
  4. A place in the United States:
    1. A town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
    2. A census-designated place in Bristol Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
    3. An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Utah.
  5. A suburb of Kempton Park, Gauteng province, South Africa.
  6. A place in Australia:
    1. A suburb of Sydney in the Municipality of Burwood and Inner West council area, New South Wales.
    2. A town and local government area (the Shire of Croydon) in northern Queensland.
    3. A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Charles Sturt, South Australia.
    4. An eastern suburb of Melbourne in the City of Maroondah, Victoria.

Derived terms

Noun

Croydon (plural Croydons)

  1. (historical) A kind of carriage like a gig, originally of wickerwork.

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