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croydon

/ˈkɹɔɪdən/

croydon noun: a kind of cotton sheeting.

Noun (1)

croydon (plural croydons)

  1. (historical) A kind of cotton sheeting.
  2. (historical) A calico.

Proper noun capitalized: Croydon

Croydon

  1. A London borough of Greater London.
  2. (historical) A former airport in Croydon.
  3. A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3149).
  4. A hamlet in Stone Mills township, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.
  5. A town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
  6. A census-designated place in Bristol Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
  7. An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Utah.
  8. A suburb of Kempton Park, Gauteng province, South Africa.
  9. A suburb of Sydney in the Municipality of Burwood and Inner West council area, New South Wales.
  10. A town and local government area (the Shire of Croydon) in northern Queensland.
  11. A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Charles Sturt, South Australia.
  12. An eastern suburb of Melbourne in the City of Maroondah, Victoria.

Noun (2) capitalized: Croydon

Croydon (plural Croydons)

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

croydon meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali

croydon in Hindi

क्रॉयडन, क्रोइडन, क्रोयडन

croydon in Marathi

क्रॉयडन, क्रोइडन, क्रोईडन

croydon in Urdu

کروئڈن, کرائڈن, کروائڈن

croydon in Bengali

ক্রোয়েডন, ক্রোয়ডন, ক্রয়ডন
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croydon in Telugu
క్రోయిడన్, క్రోయిడాన్, క్రోయ్డన్
croydon in Malayalam
ക്രോയിഡൺ, ക്രോയിഡൻ, ക്രോയ്ദോൺ
croydon in Kannada
ಕ್ರೋಯಿಡನ್, ಕ್ರೋಯ್ಡನ್, ಕ್ರೈಡನ್
croydon in Punjabi
ਕ੍ਰੋਇਡਨ, ਕ੍ਰੋਏਡਨ, ਕ੍ਰੌਇਡਨ
croydon in Gujarati
ક્રોઇડન, ક્રોયડન, ક્રોઈડોન
croydon in Odia
କ୍ରୋଇଡନ୍, କ୍ରୋଏଡୋନ୍, କ୍ରୋଇଡନ
croydon in Nepali
क्रोइडन, क्रोयडन, क्रोएडन

Forms of croydon

pluralcroydons
pluralCroydons

Origin of croydon

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

Words formed from croydon

Phrases with croydon

Questions about croydon

What does croydon mean?
Croydon means a kind of cotton sheeting.
What is croydon in Hindi?
Croydon in Hindi is क्रॉयडन, क्रोइडन, क्रोयडन. See Croydon meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is croydon?
Croydon can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce croydon?
Croydon is pronounced /ˈkɹɔɪdən/ (UK).
What is the plural of croydon?
The plural of croydon is croydons.

Words near croydon in the dictionary

  1. Croxton East
  2. Croxton Kerrial
  3. Croxtons
  4. croy
  5. Croyde
  6. croydon
  7. Croydon facelift
  8. Croydon facelifts
  9. Croydon Hills
  10. Croydon North
  11. Croydon Park

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Adapted from Wiktionary: croydon (page history and authors); Croydon (page history and authors); croydon (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); croydon (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); croydon (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); croydon (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); croydon (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); croydon (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); croydon (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); croydon (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); croydon (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); croydon (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); croydon (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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