"Denver" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈdɛnvɚ/ [General-American]
Etymology: Named after James W. Denver. The surname Denver ultimately derives from Old English Dene-fær ("crossing or passing of the Danes"), from Dene + fær; or alternatively from den-ōfer ("valley-bank"), from denu + ofer. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|-}} Old English, {{gloss|"crossing or passing of the Danes"}} ("crossing or passing of the Danes"), {{m|ang|Dene}} Dene, {{m|ang|fær}} fær, {{gloss|"valley-bank"}} ("valley-bank"), {{m|ang|denu|}} denu, {{m|ang|ofer}} ofer Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Denver
  1. The capital and largest city of Colorado. Categories (place): Cities in Colorado, USA, Cities in the United States, Denver, Places in Colorado, USA, Places in the United States, State capitals of the United States Translations (capital of Colorado): Denwer (Akan), Niineniiniicie (Arapaho), 丹佛 (daan¹ fat⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 丹佛 (Dānfú) (Chinese Mandarin), Denver (Danish), Denvero (Esperanto), Denver (German), Ντένβερ (Nténver) (Greek), דנוור (english: Denver) (Hebrew), Deinbhear (Irish), Denver [feminine] (Italian), デンバー (Denbā) (Japanese), 덴버 (denbeo) (Korean), Denverium [neuter] (Latin), Kʼįįshzhíníńlį́ (Navajo), Denver (Norwegian Bokmål), Denver (Norwegian Nynorsk), Де́нвер (Dénver) [masculine] (Russian), เดนเวอร์ (den-wə̂ə) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-Denver-en-name-6UlKkgxj Disambiguation of 'capital of Colorado': 48 10 9 10 4 4 2 5 5 3
  2. A town in Bremer County, Iowa. Categories (place): Places in Iowa, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Iowa, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Denver-en-name-WROXRIGA
  3. A town in Miami County, Indiana. Categories (place): Places in Indiana, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Indiana, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Denver-en-name-71VD1n8R
  4. A village in Worth County, Missouri. Categories (place): Places in Missouri, USA, Places in the United States, Villages in Missouri, USA, Villages in the United States
    Sense id: en-Denver-en-name--Bm6IYF4
  5. A borough of Pennsylvania. Categories (place): Boroughs in Pennsylvania, USA, Places in Pennsylvania, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Denver-en-name-J0Ra3r2z
  6. A community in Nova Scotia. Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Nova Scotia, Villages in Canada, Villages in Nova Scotia
    Sense id: en-Denver-en-name-9~GJHjL0
  7. A town in Victoria, Australia. Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in Victoria, Towns in Australia, Towns in Victoria
    Sense id: en-Denver-en-name-cNSrTYy9
  8. A village and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF6101). Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Norfolk, England, Villages in England, Villages in Norfolk, England
    Sense id: en-Denver-en-name-Ii6Hc5sY
  9. An English surname from Old English.
    Sense id: en-Denver-en-name-dyiNAmeE Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 8 5 2 1 14 14 8 32 12 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 7 5 2 1 14 16 7 28 17
  10. A male given name transferred from the place name or surname. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Denver-en-name-c~vQAiAG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Mile High City [informal] Derived forms: City and County of Denver, Denver sandwich, Denverite, New Denver

Alternative forms

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