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derry
1[ der-ee ]
noun
- a meaningless refrain or chorus in old songs.
Derry
2[ der-ee ]
noun
- a town in SE New Hampshire.
Derry
1/ ˈdɛrɪ /
noun
- a district in NW Northern Ireland, in Co Londonderry. Pop: 106 456 (2003 est). Area: 387 sq km (149 sq miles)
- See Londonderryanother name for Londonderry
derry
2/ ˈdɛrɪ /
noun
- have a derry onhave a derry on to have a prejudice or grudge against
derry
3/ ˈdɛrɪ /
noun
- slang.a derelict house, esp one used by tramps, drug addicts, etc
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Example Sentences
Love alleged that Michael McMahon, who goes by Clara Divine in drag, performed inappropriately in front of children at the Tupelo Music Hall in Derry last June.
Among the men discharged were several who had been at Derry, and who had received pensions since the abandonment of the post.
Derry, the little unconscious cause of it all, lay quiet, with Mary watching him.
“Old man Willard held out the marble mitt that-a time, Derry,” said he.
But it is all part and parcel of my plan, Derry, which rests on your reply to one small question.
Hugh Marten conspired with my father—hired him, I might rather say—to drive you and me apart, Derry.
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