Danbury

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  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 number of places in the United States:
  4. A city in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
  5. A minor city in Woodbury County, Iowa.
  6. A village in Red Willow County, Nebraska.
  7. A town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
  8. A minor city, the county seat of Stokes County, North Carolina.
  9. A township in Stokes County, North Carolina, which includes the city.
  10. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Ottawa County, Ohio.
  11. A small city in Brazoria County, Texas.
  12. A census-designated place in the town of Swiss, Burnett County, Wisconsin.

Word forms

Danbury

Etymology

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

Derived words

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