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Darlington

Syllables: Dar·ling·tonUK/ˈdɑːlɪŋtən/

Darlington proper noun: a large market town in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ2814). Also the ellipsis of Darlington County.

Proper noun

Darlington (countable and uncountable, plural Darlingtons)

  1. A large market town in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ2814).
  2. A unitary authority and borough in County Durham,, which includes the town; in full, Borough of Darlington.
  3. An unincorporated community in Walton County, Florida.
  4. A town in Franklin Township, Montgomery County, Indiana; named for the town in England.
  5. A township in Harvey County, Kansas.
  6. An unincorporated community in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana.
  7. A census-designated place in Harford County, Maryland.
  8. A minor city in Gentry County, Missouri; named for a railroad employee.
  9. An unincorporated community in Mahwah Township, Bergen County, New Jersey.
  10. An unincorporated community in Muskingum County, Ohio.
  11. A borough and township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania; named for S. P. Darlington, a merchant from Pittsburgh.
  12. A city, the county seat of Darlington County, South Carolina.
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  1. Two townships in Charles Mix County and Clark County, South Dakota.
  2. A city, the county seat of Lafayette County, Wisconsin; named for landowner Joshua Darling.
  3. A town in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, which surrounds the city.
  4. A power station in Clarington municipality, Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.
  5. A former township in Clarington municipality, Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada; in full, Darlington Township.
  6. A community and rural municipality in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  7. A suburb of Sydney in New South Wales; named for either Richard Darling or William Vane, 3rd Earl of Darlington.
  8. A locality in the Singleton council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  9. A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia; named for the town in England.
  10. A locality in the Shire of Corangamite and the Shire of Moyne, south western Victoria, Australia.
  11. A suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
  12. A habitational surname from Old English.
  13. (Africa, rare) A male given name transferred from the surname.

Also used as

Darlington is also the ellipsis of Darlington County.

Darlington is also the ellipsis of Darlington Township.

Darlington is also the ellipsis of Darlington pair.

Synonyms of Darlington

Forms of Darlington

Proper noun
pluralDarlingtons
Noun
pluralDarlingtons

Origin of Darlington

From Middle English Dearnington, Derlinton, from Old English Dēornōþingtūn, supposedly “the settlement of Dēornōþ's people”, from an unclear root + -ing + tūn. Compare Old English dīerling. The transistor configuration is named for its inventor, Sidney Darlington.

Words formed from Darlington

Phrases with Darlington

Questions about Darlington

What does Darlington mean?
Darlington means a large market town in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ2814).
What part of speech is Darlington?
Darlington is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Darlington?
Darlington is pronounced /ˈdɑːlɪŋtən/ (UK).

Words near Darlington in the dictionary

  1. darlinging
  2. darlingly
  3. darlingness
  4. darlingnesses
  5. darlings
  6. Darlington
  7. Darlington amplifier
  8. Darlington amplifiers
  9. Darlington County
  10. Darlington pair
  11. Darlington pairs

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