Croydon

See also: croydon

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kɹɔɪdən/

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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

• Croydonian
• Croydon facelift
• South Croydon

Noun

Croydon (plural Croydons)

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

Further reading

• Category:Croydon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• Corydon