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Darlington

  • /ˈdɑːlɪŋtən/ UK

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)lɪŋtən

Where it comes from

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.

proper noun Darlingtons

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

noun Darlingtons

  1. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Darlington pair

    Similar: Darlington amplifier, Darlington pair, Darlington transistor

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Closest in meaning: western, station, chester-le-street, durham, toronto, eldon, peterlee, consett, crook, barnard castle, daventry, denton, darwen, shildon, eastbourne, billingham

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@misc{darlington_2026,
  title = {Darlington},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/darlington},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}