Derby

Der·by  (därb)

A city of central England west of Nottingham. Settled by the Romans, it is a trade and manufacturing center with a pottery industry dating from the 18th century. Population: 229,000.

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der·by  (dûrb; British därb)

n. pl. der·bies

1. Sports Any of various annual horseraces, especially for three-year-olds.

2. Sports A formal race usually having an open field of contestants: a motorcycle derby.

3. A stiff felt hat with a round crown and a narrow, curved brim.

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[After Edward Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby (1752-1834), founder of the English Derby.]

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derby [ˈdɜːrbɪ]

n pl -bies

(Clothing & Fashion) the US and Canadian name for bowler²

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Derby¹

n

1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Racing) the. an annual horse race run at Epsom Downs, Surrey, since 1780: one of the English flat-racing classics

2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Racing) any of various other horse races

(Team Sports / Soccer)

local Derby a football match between two teams from the same area

[named after the twelfth Earl of Derby (died 1834), who founded the horse race at Epsom Downs in 1780]

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Derby²

n

1. (Placename) a city in central England, in Derby unitary authority, Derbyshire: engineering industries (esp aircraft engines and railway rolling stock); university (1991). Pop.: 223 836 (1991)

2. (Placename) a unitary authority in central England, in Derbyshire. Pop.: 221 716 (2001 est.). Area: 78 sq. km (30 sq. miles)

3. (Cookery) a firm-textured pale-coloured type of cheese

(Cookery)

sage Derby a green-and-white Derby cheese flavoured with sage

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Derby³

n

(Biographies / Derby, Earl of (1799-1869) M, British, POLITICS: statesman) Earl of. title of Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley. 1799-1869, British statesman; Conservative prime minister (1852; 1858-59; 1866-68)

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

derby - a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim bowler hat, derby hat, plug hat, bowler chapeau, hat, lid - headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

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derby

noun competition, event, championship, tournament, contest, puzzle, quiz, head-to-head He caught a salmon in the annual fishing derby.

Translations

derby¹ [ˈdɑːbɪ] (US) [ˈdɜːbɪ] N

1. (Sport) local derby → derbi m

2. the Derby (Brit) (Horse racing) → el Derby(importante carrera de caballos en Inglaterra)

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derby² [ˈdɜːbɪ] N (US) (also derby hat) → sombrero m hongo, bombín m

derby [ˈdɑː^rbɪ] n

(= sporting event) → derby m

(= hat) → chapeau m melon, melon m

Derby [, (US)]

n

(US: also Derby hat) → Melone f

(= local Derby) → (Lokal)derby nt

(Racing) → Derby nt

derby [ˈdɑːbɪ] n

a. (sporting event) → derby m inv

b. (Am) (hat) → bombetta

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derby [ˈdɑːbɪ] n

a. (sporting event) → derby m inv

b. (Am) (hat) → bombetta