A city in County Londonderry, in northwestern Northern Ireland; also known as Derry.
Used in a Sentence
londonderry
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for londonderry.
Editorial note
My dad was a policeman in Londonderry when there were about three officers on the force.
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Definitions4
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Quick take
A city in County Londonderry, in northwestern Northern Ireland; also known as Derry.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of londonderry gathered in one view.
One of the six traditional counties of Northern Ireland, known as County Londonderry or County Derry.
A suburb of Sydney in City of Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for londonderry.
noun
A city in County Londonderry, in northwestern Northern Ireland; also known as Derry.
noun
One of the six traditional counties of Northern Ireland, known as County Londonderry or County Derry.
noun
A suburb of Sydney in City of Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.
noun
A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States.
Example sentences
My dad was a policeman in Londonderry when there were about three officers on the force.
It's only Londonderry to a minority of loyalists who aren't actually even from the place.
So the Malvinas are the Falkland Islands, Derry is Londonderry etc.
> hence the name Londonderry This explains far more than just the name … thanks!
The relatively paltry numbers and self-reporting remind me of the folks in cancer clusters in Londonderry Township, Pennsylvania, who completely believe they're victims of the Three Mile Island accident even though it's scientifically impossible for that to be true.
Given it's age and heritage it has many foibles; it is its own ceremonial county, it has its own police force, it has quixotic ownership of lands (and sometimes even entire towns) outside its own borders (the city of Londonderry / Derry in Northern Ireland used to be wholly owned by the City of London, hence the name Londonderry).
Quote examples
Example: Try to ask some people from Northern Ireland whether the name of the city is "Derry" or "Londonderry".
I'm interested in what you're saying, but after some quick Googling I still don't understand the significance of "Londonderry".
A good modern example is "LondonDerry/Derry.
[...] A good modern example is "LondonDerry/Derry.
Proper noun examples
That's kind of like the story of Annie Londonderry, who made a bizarre round-the-world bicycle trip.
You don't pronounce the first six letters in Londonderry, four countries is the same as one country, 26 + 6 somehow equals one...
Finally, Londonderry/Derry is a disagreement, not a shibboleth.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use londonderry in a sentence?
My dad was a policeman in Londonderry when there were about three officers on the force.
What does londonderry mean?
A city in County Londonderry, in northwestern Northern Ireland; also known as Derry.
What part of speech is londonderry?
londonderry is commonly used as noun.