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Dav·en·port  (dvn-pôrt, -prt)

A city of eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River opposite Moline and Rock Island, Illinois. It grew rapidly after the first railroad bridge across the Mississippi was completed in 1856. Population: 99,500.

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Davenport, John 1597-1670.

English Puritan who fled to America in 1637 and helped found a colony at New Haven, Connecticut.

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dav·en·port  (dvn-pôrt, -prt)

n.

1. A large sofa, often convertible into a bed.

2. A small desk.

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[From obsolete davenport, a small writing desk, probably from the name of the manufacturer.]

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davenport [ˈdævənˌpɔːt]

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) Chiefly Brit a tall narrow desk with a slanted writing surface and drawers at the side

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) US and Canadian a large sofa, esp one convertible into a bed

[sense 1 said to be named after Captain Davenport who commissioned the first ones]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Davenport - a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island Hawkeye State, IA, Iowa - a state in midwestern United States
	2.	davenport - a small decorative writing desk desk - a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
	3.	davenport - a large sofa usually convertible into a bed chesterfield - an overstuffed davenport with upright armrests sofa bed, convertible - a sofa that can be converted into a bed

Translations

davenport [ˈdævnpɔːt] N (US) → sofá m cama (Brit) (= desk) → escritorio m pequeño

davenport

n

(esp US: = sofa) → Sofa nt, → Couch f

(Brit: = desk) → Sekretär m