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Croydon.

A large town in the south of Greater London, England, historically in the county of Surrey (OS grid ref TQ3265).

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name/ˈkɹɔɪdən/UK
  1. A large town in the south of Greater London, England, historically in the county of Surrey (OS grid ref TQ3265). A London borough of Greater London.

  2. A large town in the south of Greater London, England, historically in the county of Surrey (OS grid ref TQ3265). A former airport in Croydon.

    historical
  3. A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3149).

  4. A hamlet in Stone Mills township, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.

  5. A place in the United States: A town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire.

  6. A place in the United States: A census-designated place in Bristol Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

  7. A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Utah.

  8. A suburb of Kempton Park, Gauteng province, South Africa.

  9. A place in Australia: A suburb of Sydney in the Municipality of Burwood and Inner West council area, New South Wales.

  10. A place in Australia: A town and local government area (the Shire of Croydon) in northern Queensland.

  11. A place in Australia: A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Charles Sturt, South Australia.

  12. A place in Australia: An eastern suburb of Melbourne in the City of Maroondah, Victoria.

Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈkɹɔɪdən/UK
  1. A kind of carriage like a gig, originally of wickerwork.

    historical
Where this word comes from

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

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