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Derry

intj · name · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈdɛɹi/
  • rhymes with -ɛɹi
  • CMU ARPABET: D EH1 R IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

intj

Meaning 1

A meaningless refrain or chorus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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2

name

Meaning 2

A city in northwestern Northern Ireland; also known as Londonderry.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

name

Meaning 3

One of the traditional counties in northwestern Northern Ireland; known as County Derry, or officially as County Londonderry.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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4

name

Meaning 4

A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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5

name

Meaning 5

A borough and township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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6

name

Meaning 6

A number of townships in Illinois (1) and Pennsylvania (4), United States, listed under Derry Township.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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7

name

Meaning 7

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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8

name

Meaning 8

A male given name.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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9

noun

Meaning 9

Dislike.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, uncountable

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History

Etymology

Uncertain. First attested in c. 1545–1555.

From Irish Doire, from doire (“oak grove”), from Old Irish daire (“oak forest”), from Proto-Celtic *daru.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: Դերրի (Derri) — city in Northern Ireland
  • Bengali: ডেরি (ḍeri) — city in Northern Ireland
  • Chinese Mandarin: 德里 (Délǐ) — city in Northern Ireland
  • Gujarati: ડેરી (ḍerī) — city in Northern Ireland
  • Hindi: डेरी (ḍerī) — city in Northern Ireland
  • Irish: Doire — city in Northern Ireland
  • Japanese: デリー — city in Northern Ireland
  • Kannada: ಡೆರ್ರಿ (ḍerri) — city in Northern Ireland
  • Korean: 데리 (deri) — city in Northern Ireland
  • Malayalam: ഡെറി (ḍeṟi) — city in Northern Ireland
  • Marathi: डेरी (ḍerī) — city in Northern Ireland
  • Punjabi: ਡੇਰੀ (ḍerī) — city in Northern Ireland
  • Sinhalese: ඩෙරී (ḍerī) — city in Northern Ireland
  • Tamil: டெர்ரி (ṭerri) — city in Northern Ireland
  • Telugu: డెర్రీ (ḍerrī) — city in Northern Ireland
  • Urdu: ڈیری (ḍerī) — city in Northern Ireland
  • Irish: Doire — county in Northern Ireland
  • Irish: Contae Dhoire — county in Northern Ireland
  • Marathi: डेरी (ḍerī) — county in Northern Ireland
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