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davenport

UK/ˈdævənpɔːt//ˈdævɪnˌpɔɹt/

davenport noun: a large sofa, especially a formal one.

Noun

davenport (plural davenports)

  1. A large sofa, especially a formal one.
    • Holonym: furniture
    • He blundered into the living-room, lay on the davenport, hands behind his head.1922, Sinclair Lewis, Babbitt
  2. A writing desk, especially a small one.
    • Then she went into the house, and, sitting down at the davenport in the dining-room, got out a sheet of her best notepaper, and wrote a note to Pamela Dysart in her strong, commercially clear hand.1894, E[dith Anna] Œ[none] Somerville, Martin Ross [pseudonym; Violet Florence Martin], chapter IV, in The Real Charlotte […], volume I, London: Ward and Downey […], →OCLC, page 47
    • He crosses to the davenport to get the policies from his briefcase,1944, Billy Wilder, Raymond Chandler, Double Indemnity, (screenplay)

Proper noun capitalized: Davenport

Davenport (countable and uncountable, plural Davenports)

  1. A habitational surname from Old English from the town in Cheshire.
  2. A surname from Irish of Irish origin from the Gaelic Ó Donndubhartaigh.
  3. A surname from Anglo-Norman of Anglo-Norman origin: de avesne port, where avesne is derived from Frankish avisna ("field" see:Wiese).
  4. A hamlet in Brereton parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8065).
  5. A suburb of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, historically in Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ8988).
  6. A neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  7. A census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California.
  8. A city in Polk County, Florida.
  9. A city, the county seat of Scott County, Iowa.
  10. A village in Thayer County, Nebraska.
  11. A town in Delaware County, New York.
  12. A minor city in Cass County, North Dakota.
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  1. A town in Lincoln County, Oklahoma.
  2. An unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia.
  3. A small city, the county seat of Lincoln County, Washington.
  4. A locality in the Barkly Region, Northern Territory.
  5. A suburb of Port Augusta, South Australia.
  6. A suburb of Bunbury, Western Australia.

davenport meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

davenport in Hindi

डेवनपोर्ट, डेवेनपोर्ट, डेवनोपोर्ट

davenport in Tamil

டேவன்போர்ட், டேவென்போர்ட்

davenport in Marathi

डेव्हनपोर्ट, डॅव्हनपोर्ट, डावेनपोर्ट

davenport in Urdu

ڈیوینپورٹ
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davenport in Bengali
ডেভেনপোর্ট, ডাভেনপোর্ট, ড্যাভেনপোর্ট
davenport in Telugu
డేవెన్పోర్ట్, డావేన్పోర్ట్, డేవన్పోర్ట్
davenport in Malayalam
ഡേവൻപോർട്ട്, ഡാവൻപോർട്ട്, ഡാവേൻപോർട്ട്
davenport in Kannada
ಡೇವನ್ಪೋರ್ಟ್, ಡೇವೆನ್ಪೋರ್ಟ್, ಡವೆನ್ಪೋರ್ಟ್
davenport in Punjabi
ਡੇਵਨਪੋਰਟ, ਡੈਵਨਪੋਰਟ, ਡੇਵਨੋਪੋਰਟ
davenport in Gujarati
ડેવનપોર્ટ, ડેવેનપોર્ટ, ડેવનોપોર્ટ
davenport in Odia
ଡେଭେନ୍ପୋର୍ଟ, ଡାଭେନ୍ପୋର୍ଟ, ଡାଭେନପୋର୍ଟ
davenport in Nepali
डेभनपोर्ट, डेभेनपोर्ट, डेभेन्पोर्ट

Forms of davenport

Noun
pluraldavenports
Proper noun
pluralDavenports
alternative formDevenport

Plural of davenport: davenports

Origin of davenport

* (sofa, couch): The sofa sense is a genericized trademark named after the defunct furniture manufacturer A. H. Davenport and Company. From the surname Davenport. Named after American businessman Albert H. Davenport * (desk)

* As an English surname, from Middle English Devennport, named after the River Dane + port. The first element is from Welsh dafn (“trickle, drop”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“mist, haze”). * As an Irish surname, from Ó Donndubhartaigh (“descendant of Donndubhartach”), which is from donn (“brown”) + dubh (“black”) + artach (“nobleman”); see airigh.

Words formed from davenport

Phrases with davenport

Questions about davenport

What does davenport mean?
Davenport means a large sofa, especially a formal one.
What is davenport in Hindi?
Davenport in Hindi is डेवनपोर्ट, डेवेनपोर्ट, डेवनोपोर्ट. See Davenport meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is davenport?
Davenport can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce davenport?
Davenport is pronounced /ˈdævənpɔːt/ (UK).
What is the plural of davenport?
The plural of davenport is davenports.

Words near davenport in the dictionary

  1. davemaoite
  2. daven
  3. Davenant
  4. davened
  5. davening
  6. davenport
  7. Davenport Green
  8. Davenport trick
  9. Davenport tricks
  10. davenports
  11. davens

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