Denver
English
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Etymology
[edit]Named after James W. Denver. The surname Denver ultimately derives from Old English Dene-fær ("crossing or passing of the Danes"), from Dene + fær; or alternatively from den-ōfer ("valley-bank"), from denu + ofer.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɛnvɚ/
Audio (US): (file)
Proper noun
[edit]Denver
- The capital and largest city of Colorado.
- 1958 May 15, “Mrs. Eisenhower Leaves Denver”, in The Deseret News:
- Mrs. Eisenhower said she was not disappointed at the rainy weather in Denver during her visit, and said, in fact, she hoped to return to the Mile High City soon.
- 1999, World Architecture, volumes 73-75, page 121:
- Bespoke elevators and autowalks installed by Montgomery Kone at Denver International Airport
- A town in Bremer County, Iowa.
- A town in Miami County, Indiana.
- A village in Worth County, Missouri.
- A borough of Pennsylvania.
- A community of Nova Scotia.
- A town in Victoria, Australia.
- A village and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF6101).
- An English surname from Old English.
- A male given name transferred from the place name or surname.
Synonyms
[edit]- Mile High City (informal)
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]capital of Colorado
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Anagrams
[edit]Cebuano
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Denver
- a female given name from English
- Denver (the capital and largest city of Colorado, United States)
Slovak
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Denver m inan (genitive singular Denveru, declension pattern of stroj)
- Denver (the capital and largest city of Colorado, United States)
References
[edit]- “Denver”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024
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