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croydon

/ˈkɹɔɪdən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables
croy-don
IPA
/ˈkɹɔɪdən/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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

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

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

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

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈkɹɔɪdən/

Inflected Forms

Croydons (plural)

Derived Forms

Croydonian

Phrases

Croydon facelift Croydon Hills Croydon North Croydon Park Croydon South South Croydon

Questions

How do you pronounce croydon?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹɔɪdən/.
What does croydon mean?
A large town in the south of Greater London, England, historically in the county of Surrey (OS grid ref TQ3265).
Where does croydon come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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