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name
A surname
A habitational surname from Old English from the town in Cheshire.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A surname
A surname from Irish of Irish origin from the Gaelic Ó Donndubhartaigh.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A surname
A surname from Anglo-Norman of Anglo-Norman origin: de avesne port, where avesne is derived from Frankish avisna ("field" see:Wiese).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:
A place in the United Kingdom
A hamlet in Brereton parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8065).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:
A place in the United Kingdom
A suburb of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, historically in Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ8988).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:
A neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:
A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:
A number of places in the United States:
A city in Polk County, Florida.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:
A number of places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Scott County, Iowa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:
A number of places in the United States:
A village in Thayer County, Nebraska.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Delaware County, New York.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:
A number of places in the United States:
A minor city in Cass County, North Dakota.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Lincoln County, Oklahoma.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:
A number of places in the United States:
A small city, the county seat of Lincoln County, Washington.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:
A place in Australia:
A locality in the Barkly Region, Northern Territory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:
A place in Australia:
A suburb of Port Augusta, South Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world:
A place in Australia:
A suburb of Bunbury, Western Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A large sofa, especially a formal one.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Broader terms: sofa, couch, divan, settee
noun
A writing desk, especially a small one.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Broader terms: writing desk
noun
a large sofa usually convertible into a bed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: convertible, sofa bed
Narrower terms: chesterfield
noun
a small decorative writing desk
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: desk
noun
a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: city, metropolis, urban center
History
* As an English surname, from Middle English Devennport, named after the River Dane + port. The first element is from Welsh dafn (“trickle, drop”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dhewh2- (“mist, haze”). * As an Irish surname, from Ó Donndubhartaigh (“descendant of Donndubhartach”), which is from donn (“brown”) + dubh (“black”) + artach (“nobleman”); see airigh.
* (sofa, couch): The sofa sense is a genericized trademark named after the defunct furniture manufacturer A. H. Davenport and Company. From the surname Davenport. Named after American businessman Albert H. Davenport * (desk)
