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Derby Line

Derby Line proper noun: a village in the town of Derby, Orleans County, Vermont, United States.

derby line: a village in the town of Derby, Orleans County, Vermont, United States
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Proper noun

Derby Line

  1. A village in the town of Derby, Orleans County, Vermont, United States.

Origin of Derby Line

"Line" refers to the international border between Vermont and Quebec in Canada. Due to a surveying error the border was fixed slightly above the agreed 45th parallel.

Questions about Derby Line

What does Derby Line mean?
Derby Line means a village in the town of Derby, Orleans County, Vermont, United States.
What part of speech is Derby Line?
Derby Line is a proper noun.

Words near Derby Line in the dictionary

  1. derby
  2. Derby Acres
  3. derby dog
  4. Derby Kell
  5. Derby Kelly
  6. Derby Line
  7. Derbyite
  8. Derbyites
  9. derbylite
  10. Derbys
  11. Derbyshire

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