Londonderry

[luhn-duhn-der-ee]

noun

1. a county in N Northern Ireland. 804 sq. mi. (2,082 sq. km).

2. its county seat: a seaport.

3. a town in SE New Hampshire.

Londonderry

/ ˈlʌndənˌdɛrɪ /

noun

1. a historical county of NW Northern Ireland, on the Atlantic: in 1973 replaced for administrative purposes by the districts of Coleraine, Derry, Limavady, and Magherafelt. Area: 2108 sq km (814 sq miles)

2. a port in N Northern Ireland, second city of Northern Ireland: given to the City of London in 1613 to be colonized by Londoners; besieged by James II's forces (1688–89). Pop: 83 699 (2001)

Example Sentences

A civil rights march was held on a wintry, sunny afternoon in Londonderry.

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A verdict is expected on Thursday in the trial of a former British soldier accused of murdering two people on Bloody Sunday in Londonderry in 1972.

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Soldier F was charged with murdering civilians, James Wray and William McKinney, and attempting to murder five others during the crackdown on a civil rights protest in the town of Londonderry -- also known as Derry.

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Mulholland argued that statements made by two key witnesses, Soldiers G and H, who were present in Londonderry that day along with Soldier F, were unreliable and inconsistent.

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Footballer James McClean has spoken of learning to make petrol bombs and taking part in rioting when growing up in Londonderry's Creggan estate.

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