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 Definitions of Derby  [ˈdɜr bi;]  

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Definition of 'Derby' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) Derby
a race for three-year-old horses held annually at Epsom Downs, near London, England: first run in 1780.

2.  Derby
any of certain other annual horse races, esp. the Kentucky Derby.

3.  Derby
(l.c.) a race or contest, usu. one open to all entrants.

4.  Derby
(l.c.) a man's stiff felt hat with rounded crown and narrow brim; bowler.

5. (n.) Derby
a city in Derbyshire, in central England. 230,500.


Definition of 'Derby' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) bowler hat, bowler, derby hat, derby, plug hat
a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim


Definition of 'Derby' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Derby
a race for three-old horses, run annually at Epsom (near London), for the Derby stakes. It was instituted by the 12th Earl of Derby, in 1780

2. (noun) Derby
a stiff felt hat with a dome-shaped crown


Definitions of 'Derby' The Nuttall Encyclopedia 

1.  Derby
county town of Derbyshire, on the Derwent, with manufactures of silk, cotton hosiery, lace, porcelain, &c.; it is the centre of a great railway system.



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