"Croydon" meaning in All languages combined

See Croydon on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /kɹɔɪdən/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Rho9998-Croydon.wav
Etymology: From Old English Crogedene ("saffron valley"), from Old English croh (“saffron”) (< Latin crocus (“saffron”)) + Old English denu (“valley”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|Crogedene}} Old English Crogedene, {{inh|en|ang|croh||saffron}} Old English croh (“saffron”), {{der|en|la|crocus||saffron}} Latin crocus (“saffron”), {{inh|en|ang|denu||valley}} Old English denu (“valley”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Croydon
  1. A large town in the south of Greater London, England, historically in the county of Surrey.
    A London borough of Greater London.
    Categories (place): Boroughs of Greater London, England, Districts of Greater London, England, Places in England, Places in Greater London, England, Towns in England, Towns in Greater London, England
    Sense id: en-Croydon-en-name-KWr-Trc1 Categories (other): Carriages Disambiguation of Carriages: 19 19 8 4 5 5 5 1 3 6 2 12 10
  2. A large town in the south of Greater London, England, historically in the county of Surrey.
    (historical) A former airport in Croydon.
    Tags: historical Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Greater London, England, Towns in England, Towns in Greater London, England Derived forms: Croydonian, Croydon facelift, South Croydon
    Sense id: en-Croydon-en-name-p8JatTwE Categories (other): Former man-made structures, Carriages Disambiguation of Carriages: 19 19 8 4 5 5 5 1 3 6 2 12 10
  3. A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3149). Categories (place): Civil parishes of Cambridgeshire, England, Places in Cambridgeshire, England, Places in England, Villages in Cambridgeshire, England, Villages in England
    Sense id: en-Croydon-en-name-sjHPCFre Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 3 14 9 6 21 6 0 20 4 11 3 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 3 13 9 6 20 7 1 19 5 11 2 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 14 9 6 20 7 1 19 4 12 2 0
  4. A hamlet in Stone Mills township, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada. Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Ontario, Canada, Villages in Canada, Villages in Ontario, Canada
    Sense id: en-Croydon-en-name-Yq~DQ7EF
  5. A place in the United States:
    A town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
    Categories (place): Places in New Hampshire, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in New Hampshire, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Croydon-en-name-7z7utqD2
  6. A place in the United States:
    A census-designated place in Bristol Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
    Categories (place): Census-designated places in Pennsylvania, USA, Places in Pennsylvania, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Croydon-en-name-UzueGhXI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 3 14 9 6 21 6 0 20 4 11 3 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 3 13 9 6 20 7 1 19 5 11 2 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 14 9 6 20 7 1 19 4 12 2 0
  7. A place in the United States:
    An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Utah.
    Categories (place): Places in Utah, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Utah, USA
    Sense id: en-Croydon-en-name-QBcYJjdl
  8. A suburb of Kempton Park, Gauteng province, South Africa. Categories (place): Places in Gauteng, South Africa, Places in South Africa, Suburbs in Gauteng, South Africa
    Sense id: en-Croydon-en-name-O9-NMX31
  9. A place in Australia:
    A suburb of Sydney, in the Municipality of Burwood and Inner West council area, New South Wales.
    Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in New South Wales, Australia, Places in Sydney, Suburbs of Sydney
    Sense id: en-Croydon-en-name-WaXIKnAC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 3 14 9 6 21 6 0 20 4 11 3 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 3 13 9 6 20 7 1 19 5 11 2 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 14 9 6 20 7 1 19 4 12 2 0
  10. A place in Australia:
    A town and local government area (the Shire of Croydon) in northern Queensland.
    Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in Queensland, Australia, Towns in Australia, Towns in Queensland, Australia
    Sense id: en-Croydon-en-name-PmUTiOgw Categories (other): Local government areas of Queensland, Australia
  11. A place in Australia:
    A suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Charles Sturt, South Australia.
    Categories (place): Places in Adelaide, Places in Australia, Places in South Australia, Australia, Suburbs of Adelaide
    Sense id: en-Croydon-en-name-SOS~8~uO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 3 14 9 6 21 6 0 20 4 11 3 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 3 13 9 6 20 7 1 19 5 11 2 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 14 9 6 20 7 1 19 4 12 2 0
  12. A place in Australia:
    An eastern suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Maroondah, Victoria.
    Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in Melbourne, Places in Victoria, Australia, Suburbs of Melbourne
    Sense id: en-Croydon-en-name--lPu2okR Categories (other): Carriages Disambiguation of Carriages: 19 19 8 4 5 5 5 1 3 6 2 12 10

Noun [English]

IPA: /kɹɔɪdən/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Rho9998-Croydon.wav Forms: Croydons [plural]
Etymology: From Old English Crogedene ("saffron valley"), from Old English croh (“saffron”) (< Latin crocus (“saffron”)) + Old English denu (“valley”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|Crogedene}} Old English Crogedene, {{inh|en|ang|croh||saffron}} Old English croh (“saffron”), {{der|en|la|crocus||saffron}} Latin crocus (“saffron”), {{inh|en|ang|denu||valley}} Old English denu (“valley”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Croydon (plural Croydons)
  1. (historical) A kind of carriage like a gig, originally of wickerwork. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Croydon-en-noun-aS0UByNN

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "Crogedene"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English Crogedene",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "croh",
        "4": "",
        "5": "saffron"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English croh (“saffron”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "crocus",
        "4": "",
        "5": "saffron"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin crocus (“saffron”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "denu",
        "4": "",
        "5": "valley"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English denu (“valley”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English Crogedene (\"saffron valley\"), from Old English croh (“saffron”) (< Latin crocus (“saffron”)) + Old English denu (“valley”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Croydon",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Boroughs of Greater London, England",
          "orig": "en:Boroughs of Greater London, England",
          "parents": [
            "Boroughs",
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Districts of Greater London, England",
          "orig": "en:Districts of Greater London, England",
          "parents": [
            "Districts",
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in England",
          "orig": "en:Places in England",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in Greater London, England",
          "orig": "en:Places in Greater London, England",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Towns in England",
          "orig": "en:Towns in England",
          "parents": [
            "Towns",
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Towns in Greater London, England",
          "orig": "en:Towns in Greater London, England",
          "parents": [
            "Towns",
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 19 8 4 5 5 5 1 3 6 2 12 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Carriages",
          "orig": "en:Carriages",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A large town in the south of Greater London, England, historically in the county of Surrey.",
        "A London borough of Greater London."
      ],
      "id": "en-Croydon-en-name-KWr-Trc1",
      "links": [
        [
          "town",
          "town"
        ],
        [
          "Greater London",
          "Greater London#English"
        ],
        [
          "England",
          "England#English"
        ],
        [
          "Surrey",
          "Surrey#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Former man-made structures",
          "orig": "en:Former man-made structures",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in England",
          "orig": "en:Places in England",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in Greater London, England",
          "orig": "en:Places in Greater London, England",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Towns in England",
          "orig": "en:Towns in England",
          "parents": [
            "Towns",
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Towns in Greater London, England",
          "orig": "en:Towns in Greater London, England",
          "parents": [
            "Towns",
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 19 8 4 5 5 5 1 3 6 2 12 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Carriages",
          "orig": "en:Carriages",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "_dis1": "3 51 5 2 3 3 3 1 2 25 1 1",
          "word": "Croydonian"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 51 5 2 3 3 3 1 2 25 1 1",
          "word": "Croydon facelift"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 51 5 2 3 3 3 1 2 25 1 1",
          "word": "South Croydon"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A large town in the south of Greater London, England, historically in the county of Surrey.",
        "A former airport in Croydon."
      ],
      "id": "en-Croydon-en-name-p8JatTwE",
      "links": [
        [
          "town",
          "town"
        ],
        [
          "Greater London",
          "Greater London#English"
        ],
        [
          "England",
          "England#English"
        ],
        [
          "Surrey",
          "Surrey#English"
        ],
        [
          "airport",
          "airport"
        ],
        [
          "Croydon",
          "Croydon#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "A large town in the south of Greater London, England, historically in the county of Surrey.",
        "(historical) A former airport in Croydon."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Civil parishes of Cambridgeshire, England",
          "orig": "en:Civil parishes of Cambridgeshire, England",
          "parents": [
            "Civil parishes",
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in Cambridgeshire, England",
          "orig": "en:Places in Cambridgeshire, England",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in England",
          "orig": "en:Places in England",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Villages in Cambridgeshire, England",
          "orig": "en:Villages in Cambridgeshire, England",
          "parents": [
            "Villages",
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Villages in England",
          "orig": "en:Villages in England",
          "parents": [
            "Villages",
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 14 9 6 21 6 0 20 4 11 3 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 13 9 6 20 7 1 19 5 11 2 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 14 9 6 20 7 1 19 4 12 2 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3149)."
      ],
      "id": "en-Croydon-en-name-sjHPCFre",
      "links": [
        [
          "village",
          "village"
        ],
        [
          "civil parish",
          "civil parish"
        ],
        [
          "South Cambridgeshire",
          "South Cambridgeshire#English"
        ],
        [
          "Cambridgeshire",
          "Cambridgeshire#English"
        ],
        [
          "England",
          "England#English"
        ],
        [
          "OS",
          "OS"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in Canada",
          "orig": "en:Places in Canada",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in Ontario, Canada",
          "orig": "en:Places in Ontario, Canada",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Villages in Canada",
          "orig": "en:Villages in Canada",
          "parents": [
            "Villages",
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Villages in Ontario, Canada",
          "orig": "en:Villages in Ontario, Canada",
          "parents": [
            "Villages",
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A hamlet in Stone Mills township, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada."
      ],
      "id": "en-Croydon-en-name-Yq~DQ7EF",
      "links": [
        [
          "hamlet",
          "hamlet"
        ],
        [
          "Stone Mills",
          "Stone Mills#English"
        ],
        [
          "Lennox and Addington County",
          "Lennox and Addington County#English"
        ],
        [
          "Ontario",
          "Ontario#English"
        ],
        [
          "Canada",
          "Canada#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in New Hampshire, USA",
          "orig": "en:Places in New Hampshire, USA",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in the United States",
          "orig": "en:Places in the United States",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Towns in New Hampshire, USA",
          "orig": "en:Towns in New Hampshire, USA",
          "parents": [
            "Towns",
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Towns in the United States",
          "orig": "en:Towns in the United States",
          "parents": [
            "Towns",
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A place in the United States:",
        "A town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire."
      ],
      "id": "en-Croydon-en-name-7z7utqD2",
      "links": [
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ],
        [
          "town",
          "town"
        ],
        [
          "Sullivan County",
          "Sullivan County#English"
        ],
        [
          "New Hampshire",
          "New Hampshire#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Census-designated places in Pennsylvania, USA",
          "orig": "en:Census-designated places in Pennsylvania, USA",
          "parents": [
            "Census-designated places",
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in Pennsylvania, USA",
          "orig": "en:Places in Pennsylvania, USA",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in the United States",
          "orig": "en:Places in the United States",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 14 9 6 21 6 0 20 4 11 3 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 13 9 6 20 7 1 19 5 11 2 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 14 9 6 20 7 1 19 4 12 2 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A place in the United States:",
        "A census-designated place in Bristol Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania."
      ],
      "id": "en-Croydon-en-name-UzueGhXI",
      "links": [
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ],
        [
          "census-designated place",
          "census-designated place"
        ],
        [
          "Bristol",
          "Bristol#English"
        ],
        [
          "Bucks County",
          "Bucks County#English"
        ],
        [
          "Pennsylvania",
          "Pennsylvania#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in Utah, USA",
          "orig": "en:Places in Utah, USA",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in the United States",
          "orig": "en:Places in the United States",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Unincorporated communities in Utah, USA",
          "orig": "en:Unincorporated communities in Utah, USA",
          "parents": [
            "Unincorporated communities",
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A place in the United States:",
        "An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Utah."
      ],
      "id": "en-Croydon-en-name-QBcYJjdl",
      "links": [
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ],
        [
          "unincorporated community",
          "unincorporated community"
        ],
        [
          "Morgan County",
          "Morgan County#English"
        ],
        [
          "Utah",
          "Utah#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in Gauteng, South Africa",
          "orig": "en:Places in Gauteng, South Africa",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in South Africa",
          "orig": "en:Places in South Africa",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Suburbs in Gauteng, South Africa",
          "orig": "en:Suburbs in Gauteng, South Africa",
          "parents": [
            "Suburbs",
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A suburb of Kempton Park, Gauteng province, South Africa."
      ],
      "id": "en-Croydon-en-name-O9-NMX31",
      "links": [
        [
          "suburb",
          "suburb"
        ],
        [
          "Kempton Park",
          "Kempton Park#English"
        ],
        [
          "Gauteng",
          "Gauteng#English"
        ],
        [
          "South Africa",
          "South Africa#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in Australia",
          "orig": "en:Places in Australia",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in New South Wales, Australia",
          "orig": "en:Places in New South Wales, Australia",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in Sydney",
          "orig": "en:Places in Sydney",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Suburbs of Sydney",
          "orig": "en:Suburbs of Sydney",
          "parents": [
            "Suburbs",
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 14 9 6 21 6 0 20 4 11 3 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 13 9 6 20 7 1 19 5 11 2 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 14 9 6 20 7 1 19 4 12 2 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A place in Australia:",
        "A suburb of Sydney, in the Municipality of Burwood and Inner West council area, New South Wales."
      ],
      "id": "en-Croydon-en-name-WaXIKnAC",
      "links": [
        [
          "Australia",
          "Australia#English"
        ],
        [
          "suburb",
          "suburb"
        ],
        [
          "Sydney",
          "Sydney#English"
        ],
        [
          "Burwood",
          "Burwood#English"
        ],
        [
          "Inner West",
          "Inner West#English"
        ],
        [
          "New South Wales",
          "New South Wales#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Local government areas of Queensland, Australia",
          "orig": "en:Local government areas of Queensland, Australia",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in Australia",
          "orig": "en:Places in Australia",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in Queensland, Australia",
          "orig": "en:Places in Queensland, Australia",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Towns in Australia",
          "orig": "en:Towns in Australia",
          "parents": [
            "Towns",
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Towns in Queensland, Australia",
          "orig": "en:Towns in Queensland, Australia",
          "parents": [
            "Towns",
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A place in Australia:",
        "A town and local government area (the Shire of Croydon) in northern Queensland."
      ],
      "id": "en-Croydon-en-name-PmUTiOgw",
      "links": [
        [
          "Australia",
          "Australia#English"
        ],
        [
          "town",
          "town"
        ],
        [
          "Queensland",
          "Queensland#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in Adelaide",
          "orig": "en:Places in Adelaide",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in Australia",
          "orig": "en:Places in Australia",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in South Australia, Australia",
          "orig": "en:Places in South Australia, Australia",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Suburbs of Adelaide",
          "orig": "en:Suburbs of Adelaide",
          "parents": [
            "Suburbs",
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 14 9 6 21 6 0 20 4 11 3 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 13 9 6 20 7 1 19 5 11 2 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 14 9 6 20 7 1 19 4 12 2 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A place in Australia:",
        "A suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Charles Sturt, South Australia."
      ],
      "id": "en-Croydon-en-name-SOS~8~uO",
      "links": [
        [
          "Australia",
          "Australia#English"
        ],
        [
          "suburb",
          "suburb"
        ],
        [
          "Adelaide",
          "Adelaide#English"
        ],
        [
          "Charles Sturt",
          "Charles Sturt#English"
        ],
        [
          "South Australia",
          "South Australia#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in Australia",
          "orig": "en:Places in Australia",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in Melbourne",
          "orig": "en:Places in Melbourne",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in Victoria, Australia",
          "orig": "en:Places in Victoria, Australia",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Suburbs of Melbourne",
          "orig": "en:Suburbs of Melbourne",
          "parents": [
            "Suburbs",
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 19 8 4 5 5 5 1 3 6 2 12 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Carriages",
          "orig": "en:Carriages",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A place in Australia:",
        "An eastern suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Maroondah, Victoria."
      ],
      "id": "en-Croydon-en-name--lPu2okR",
      "links": [
        [
          "Australia",
          "Australia#English"
        ],
        [
          "suburb",
          "suburb"
        ],
        [
          "Melbourne",
          "Melbourne#English"
        ],
        [
          "Maroondah",
          "Maroondah#English"
        ],
        [
          "Victoria",
          "Victoria#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɹɔɪdən/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Rho9998-Croydon.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/29/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Rho9998-Croydon.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Rho9998-Croydon.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/29/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Rho9998-Croydon.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Rho9998-Croydon.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "London Borough of Croydon"
  ],
  "word": "Croydon"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "Crogedene"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English Crogedene",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "croh",
        "4": "",
        "5": "saffron"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English croh (“saffron”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "crocus",
        "4": "",
        "5": "saffron"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin crocus (“saffron”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "denu",
        "4": "",
        "5": "valley"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English denu (“valley”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English Crogedene (\"saffron valley\"), from Old English croh (“saffron”) (< Latin crocus (“saffron”)) + Old English denu (“valley”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Croydons",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Croydon (plural Croydons)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "A kind of carriage like a gig, originally of wickerwork."
      ],
      "id": "en-Croydon-en-noun-aS0UByNN",
      "links": [
        [
          "carriage",
          "carriage"
        ],
        [
          "gig",
          "gig"
        ],
        [
          "wickerwork",
          "wickerwork"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) A kind of carriage like a gig, originally of wickerwork."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɹɔɪdən/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Rho9998-Croydon.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/29/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Rho9998-Croydon.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Rho9998-Croydon.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/29/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Rho9998-Croydon.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Rho9998-Croydon.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "London Borough of Croydon"
  ],
  "word": "Croydon"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Old English",
    "English terms inherited from Old English",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "en:Carriages"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Croydonian"
    },
    {
      "word": "Croydon facelift"
    },
    {
      "word": "South Croydon"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "Crogedene"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English Crogedene",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "croh",
        "4": "",
        "5": "saffron"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English croh (“saffron”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "crocus",
        "4": "",
        "5": "saffron"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin crocus (“saffron”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "denu",
        "4": "",
        "5": "valley"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English denu (“valley”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English Crogedene (\"saffron valley\"), from Old English croh (“saffron”) (< Latin crocus (“saffron”)) + Old English denu (“valley”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Croydon",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Boroughs of Greater London, England",
        "en:Districts of Greater London, England",
        "en:Places in England",
        "en:Places in Greater London, England",
        "en:Towns in England",
        "en:Towns in Greater London, England"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A large town in the south of Greater London, England, historically in the county of Surrey.",
        "A London borough of Greater London."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "town",
          "town"
        ],
        [
          "Greater London",
          "Greater London#English"
        ],
        [
          "England",
          "England#English"
        ],
        [
          "Surrey",
          "Surrey#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with historical senses",
        "en:Former man-made structures",
        "en:Places in England",
        "en:Places in Greater London, England",
        "en:Towns in England",
        "en:Towns in Greater London, England"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A large town in the south of Greater London, England, historically in the county of Surrey.",
        "A former airport in Croydon."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "town",
          "town"
        ],
        [
          "Greater London",
          "Greater London#English"
        ],
        [
          "England",
          "England#English"
        ],
        [
          "Surrey",
          "Surrey#English"
        ],
        [
          "airport",
          "airport"
        ],
        [
          "Croydon",
          "Croydon#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "A large town in the south of Greater London, England, historically in the county of Surrey.",
        "(historical) A former airport in Croydon."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Civil parishes of Cambridgeshire, England",
        "en:Places in Cambridgeshire, England",
        "en:Places in England",
        "en:Villages in Cambridgeshire, England",
        "en:Villages in England"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3149)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "village",
          "village"
        ],
        [
          "civil parish",
          "civil parish"
        ],
        [
          "South Cambridgeshire",
          "South Cambridgeshire#English"
        ],
        [
          "Cambridgeshire",
          "Cambridgeshire#English"
        ],
        [
          "England",
          "England#English"
        ],
        [
          "OS",
          "OS"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Places in Canada",
        "en:Places in Ontario, Canada",
        "en:Villages in Canada",
        "en:Villages in Ontario, Canada"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A hamlet in Stone Mills township, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hamlet",
          "hamlet"
        ],
        [
          "Stone Mills",
          "Stone Mills#English"
        ],
        [
          "Lennox and Addington County",
          "Lennox and Addington County#English"
        ],
        [
          "Ontario",
          "Ontario#English"
        ],
        [
          "Canada",
          "Canada#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Places in New Hampshire, USA",
        "en:Places in the United States",
        "en:Towns in New Hampshire, USA",
        "en:Towns in the United States"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A place in the United States:",
        "A town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ],
        [
          "town",
          "town"
        ],
        [
          "Sullivan County",
          "Sullivan County#English"
        ],
        [
          "New Hampshire",
          "New Hampshire#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Census-designated places in Pennsylvania, USA",
        "en:Places in Pennsylvania, USA",
        "en:Places in the United States"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A place in the United States:",
        "A census-designated place in Bristol Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ],
        [
          "census-designated place",
          "census-designated place"
        ],
        [
          "Bristol",
          "Bristol#English"
        ],
        [
          "Bucks County",
          "Bucks County#English"
        ],
        [
          "Pennsylvania",
          "Pennsylvania#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Places in Utah, USA",
        "en:Places in the United States",
        "en:Unincorporated communities in Utah, USA"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A place in the United States:",
        "An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Utah."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ],
        [
          "unincorporated community",
          "unincorporated community"
        ],
        [
          "Morgan County",
          "Morgan County#English"
        ],
        [
          "Utah",
          "Utah#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Places in Gauteng, South Africa",
        "en:Places in South Africa",
        "en:Suburbs in Gauteng, South Africa"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A suburb of Kempton Park, Gauteng province, South Africa."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "suburb",
          "suburb"
        ],
        [
          "Kempton Park",
          "Kempton Park#English"
        ],
        [
          "Gauteng",
          "Gauteng#English"
        ],
        [
          "South Africa",
          "South Africa#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Places in Australia",
        "en:Places in New South Wales, Australia",
        "en:Places in Sydney",
        "en:Suburbs of Sydney"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A place in Australia:",
        "A suburb of Sydney, in the Municipality of Burwood and Inner West council area, New South Wales."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Australia",
          "Australia#English"
        ],
        [
          "suburb",
          "suburb"
        ],
        [
          "Sydney",
          "Sydney#English"
        ],
        [
          "Burwood",
          "Burwood#English"
        ],
        [
          "Inner West",
          "Inner West#English"
        ],
        [
          "New South Wales",
          "New South Wales#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Local government areas of Queensland, Australia",
        "en:Places in Australia",
        "en:Places in Queensland, Australia",
        "en:Towns in Australia",
        "en:Towns in Queensland, Australia"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A place in Australia:",
        "A town and local government area (the Shire of Croydon) in northern Queensland."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Australia",
          "Australia#English"
        ],
        [
          "town",
          "town"
        ],
        [
          "Queensland",
          "Queensland#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Places in Adelaide",
        "en:Places in Australia",
        "en:Places in South Australia, Australia",
        "en:Suburbs of Adelaide"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A place in Australia:",
        "A suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Charles Sturt, South Australia."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Australia",
          "Australia#English"
        ],
        [
          "suburb",
          "suburb"
        ],
        [
          "Adelaide",
          "Adelaide#English"
        ],
        [
          "Charles Sturt",
          "Charles Sturt#English"
        ],
        [
          "South Australia",
          "South Australia#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Places in Australia",
        "en:Places in Melbourne",
        "en:Places in Victoria, Australia",
        "en:Suburbs of Melbourne"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A place in Australia:",
        "An eastern suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Maroondah, Victoria."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Australia",
          "Australia#English"
        ],
        [
          "suburb",
          "suburb"
        ],
        [
          "Melbourne",
          "Melbourne#English"
        ],
        [
          "Maroondah",
          "Maroondah#English"
        ],
        [
          "Victoria",
          "Victoria#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɹɔɪdən/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Rho9998-Croydon.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/29/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Rho9998-Croydon.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Rho9998-Croydon.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/29/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Rho9998-Croydon.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Rho9998-Croydon.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "London Borough of Croydon"
  ],
  "word": "Croydon"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Old English",
    "English terms inherited from Old English",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "en:Carriages"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "Crogedene"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English Crogedene",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "croh",
        "4": "",
        "5": "saffron"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English croh (“saffron”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "crocus",
        "4": "",
        "5": "saffron"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin crocus (“saffron”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "denu",
        "4": "",
        "5": "valley"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English denu (“valley”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English Crogedene (\"saffron valley\"), from Old English croh (“saffron”) (< Latin crocus (“saffron”)) + Old English denu (“valley”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Croydons",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Croydon (plural Croydons)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with historical senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A kind of carriage like a gig, originally of wickerwork."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "carriage",
          "carriage"
        ],
        [
          "gig",
          "gig"
        ],
        [
          "wickerwork",
          "wickerwork"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) A kind of carriage like a gig, originally of wickerwork."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɹɔɪdən/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Rho9998-Croydon.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/29/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Rho9998-Croydon.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Rho9998-Croydon.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/29/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Rho9998-Croydon.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Rho9998-Croydon.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "London Borough of Croydon"
  ],
  "word": "Croydon"
}

Download raw JSONL data for Croydon meaning in All languages combined (9.3kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-05-10 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-05-01 using wiktextract (85b9f46 and 1b6da77). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.