Londonderry

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Londonderry

/ˈlʌndənˌdɛɹi/
/ˈlʊndənˌdɛɹi/ Northern England
/ˈlʊndəndɹi/ Northern England
/ˌlʌndənˈdɛɹi/ archaic
/ˈlʌndənd(ə)ɹi/ archaic

Where it comes from

From London + Derry, its name until the early 17th century when by decree of a charter granted by James I to a group of London merchants the current name was adopted.

proper noun

A city in County Londonderry, in northwestern Northern Ireland; also known as Derry.
One of the six traditional counties of Northern Ireland, known as County Londonderry or County Derry.
A village in Exelby, Leeming and Londonderry parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE3087).
A suburb of Smethwick, Sandwell borough, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0087).
A suburb of Sydney in City of Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.
A ghost town near Coolgardie, Western Australia.
An unincorporated community in Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States.
An unincorporated community in Guernsey County, Ohio, United States.
An unincorporated community in Ross County, Ohio, United States.
A town in Windham County, Vermont, United States.
A marquisate in the Irish peerage.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: derry, coleraine, magherafelt, kilrea, newry, donegal, castlerock, stroke city, dungannon, limavady, portstewart, dundonald, pennyburn, larne, lisburn, lurgan

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Chicago

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@misc{londonderry_2026,
  title = {Londonderry},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/londonderry},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}