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Danbury

Danbury proper noun: a village and civil parish in the City of Chelmsford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL7805).

Proper noun

Danbury

  1. A village and civil parish in the City of Chelmsford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL7805).
  2. A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Clayton, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  3. A city in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
  4. A minor city in Woodbury County, Iowa.
  5. A village in Red Willow County, Nebraska.
  6. A town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
  7. A minor city, the county seat of Stokes County, North Carolina.
  8. A township in Stokes County, North Carolina, which includes the city.
  9. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Ottawa County, Ohio.
  10. A small city in Brazoria County, Texas.
  11. A census-designated place in the town of Swiss, Burnett County, Wisconsin.

Origin of Danbury

"The stronghold of the people called after Dene", from Old English Dene + -ingas + byriġ, dative case of burh (“fort, castle”).

Words formed from Danbury

Questions about Danbury

What does Danbury mean?
Danbury means a village and civil parish in the City of Chelmsford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL7805).
What part of speech is Danbury?
Danbury is a proper noun.

Words near Danbury in the dictionary

  1. Danbolt-Closs syndrome
  2. danbuoy
  3. danbuoys
  4. danburite
  5. danburites
  6. Danbury
  7. Danbury shakes
  8. Danby
  9. Danby Wiske
  10. Danby Wiske with Lazenby
  11. Danbys

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