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derbyshire

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for derbyshire.

Editorial note

Delia Derbyshire Laurie Spiegel It's a bit fuzzy in where the boundaries are for the category represented by the list.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

A surname.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of derbyshire gathered in one view.

noun

A surname.

noun

A midland county of England bounded by South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for derbyshire.

noun

A surname.

noun

A midland county of England bounded by South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire.

Example sentences

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Delia Derbyshire Laurie Spiegel It's a bit fuzzy in where the boundaries are for the category represented by the list.

2

For example, in the English Midlands, the condition was known as Derbyshire Neck.

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Also, try some of the books by John Derbyshire along similar lines.

4

I would say 10% of the homes in my estate in Derbyshire have rooftop solar.

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It definitely includes the mother of all electronic music Delia Derbyshire (ask Peter Kember!) You might know her from the original Doctor Who theme music.

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> I've just bought a house in Alderwasley in Derbyshire Congratulations!

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> Composed by Ron Grainer, realized by Delia Derbyshire of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.

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Where I live will be affected since I'm just into Derbyshire and they're consolidating all boroughs into unitary authorities, which I'm in favour of since I have four tiers of local government where I live.

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I've stayed the High Tor hotel in Derbyshire before, and as it was to see a fireworks festival they may have spotted various picture of explosions that I posted - I wonder if that set any triggers off.

Quote examples

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He's claiming that, after you have read Derbyshire's article, you're supposed to answer "no" to those 5 questions.

2

Interestingly, someone mentioned in the comments that Derbyshire admitted elsewhere being a "racist and homophobe, but a tolerant one".

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That washed off, and like her I got bullied at school in North Derbyshire for speaking “too posh”.

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We might as well say, "electronic music comes from black music in America" but that can't be right because of Kraftwerk and Delia Derbyshire.

Proper noun examples

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But even for me, as a North Derbyshire/South Manchester type who had family from all over, Rab C.

2

For instance, one of those quotes is preceded by a lengthy (and thinly veiled) Derbyshire-esque description of black people as social ill.

3

I've just bought a house in Alderwasley in Derbyshire, the nearest town is Wirksworth [1].

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use derbyshire in a sentence?

Delia Derbyshire Laurie Spiegel It's a bit fuzzy in where the boundaries are for the category represented by the list.

What does derbyshire mean?

A surname.

What part of speech is derbyshire?

derbyshire is commonly used as noun.