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I went to the Brit School for the performing arts in Croydon at 14, picking music as my main subject, and I'm so glad I did. I knew lots of people who'd gone there, so I always had my mind set on it.
Katy B

Meaning of "Croydon" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CROYDON

Croydon  [ˈkrɔɪdən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CROYDON

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Croydon is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CROYDON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Croydon

Croydon

Coordinates: 51°22′22″N 0°06′36″W / 51.3727°N 0.1099°W / 51.3727; -0.1099 Croydon is a large major town in South London, England, the principal settlement of the London Borough of Croydon. 9.5 miles south of Charing Cross. It is identified in the London Plan as one of 11 metropolitan centres in Greater London. It has a population of 52,104 in the 2011 census, comprising the Addiscombe, Broad Green and Fairfield wards. Croydon lies on a transport corridor between central London and the south coast of England, to the north of two gaps in the North Downs, one followed by the A23 Brighton Road through Purley and Merstham and the main railway line and the other by the A22 from Purley to the M25 Godstone interchange. Historically a part of Surrey, at the time of the Norman conquest of England, Croydon had a church, a mill, and around 365 inhabitants, as recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. Croydon expanded during the Middle Ages as a market town and a centre for charcoal production, leather tanning and brewing. The Surrey Iron Railway from Croydon to Wandsworth opened in 1803 and was the world's first public railway.

Definition of Croydon in the English dictionary

The definition of Croydon in the dictionary is a borough in S Greater London : formerly important for its airport. Pop: 336 700. Area: 87 sq km.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CROYDON


Aden
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Aidan
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Dryden
ˈdraɪdən
forbidden
fəˈbɪdən
guidon
ˈɡaɪdən
Haden
ˈheɪdən
handmaiden
ˈhændˌmeɪdən
Haydn
ˈhaɪdən
hidden
ˈhɪdən
hoiden
ˈhɔɪdən
hoyden
ˈhɔɪdən
laden
ˈleɪdən
Leiden
ˈlaɪdən
Leyden
ˈlaɪdən
maiden
ˈmeɪdən
midden
ˈmɪdən
Poseidon
pɒˈsaɪdən
ridden
ˈrɪdən
Sheridan
ˈʃɛrɪdən
widen
ˈwaɪdən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CROYDON

Crown Prosecution Service
Crown prosecutor
crown roast
crown saw
crown vetch
crown wheel
crown-jewel option
crown-of-thorns
crowned head
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crownet
crowning
crowning glory
crownland
crownless
crownlet
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crownwork
crowstepped
Croydon facelift

WORDS THAT END LIKE CROYDON

abandon
Armageddon
Blaydon
clarendon
cordon
Corydon
don
East London
Euroclydon
Gordon
Greater London
Haydon
Huntingdon
I beg your pardon
London
pardon
Swindon
tendon
udon
Wimbledon

Synonyms and antonyms of Croydon in the English dictionary of synonyms

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TRANSLATION OF CROYDON

Find out the translation of Croydon to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Croydon from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Croydon» in English.

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克罗伊登
1,325 millions of speakers

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Croydon
570 millions of speakers

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Croydon
510 millions of speakers

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क्रॉयडन
380 millions of speakers
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كرويدون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Кройдон
278 millions of speakers

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Croydon
270 millions of speakers

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Croydon, ইংল্যান্ড-
260 millions of speakers

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Croydon
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Croydon
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Croydon
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クロイドン
130 millions of speakers

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크로
85 millions of speakers

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Croydon
85 millions of speakers
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Croydon
80 millions of speakers

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கிராய்டனில்
75 millions of speakers

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क्रॉयडन
75 millions of speakers

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Croydon
70 millions of speakers

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Croydon
65 millions of speakers

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Croydon
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Кройдон
40 millions of speakers

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Croydon
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Croydon
15 millions of speakers
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Croydon
14 millions of speakers
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Croydon
10 millions of speakers
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Croydon
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Croydon

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QUOTES WITH «CROYDON»

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Katy B
I went to the Brit School for the performing arts in Croydon at 14, picking music as my main subject, and I'm so glad I did. I knew lots of people who'd gone there, so I always had my mind set on it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CROYDON»

Discover the use of Croydon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Croydon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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At the Precipice of Poverty: A Croydon Chronicle
This is the story of life in a street in Croydon in 1907. It is also the story of a young man's dream - to leave that street with all its violence, drunkenness and poverty behind, and to give his parents a better life.
D. T. Blakeley, 2001
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Sugar Daddy Diaries: When a Fantasy Became an Obsession
Sugar Daddy Diaries is a confessional true story that questions modern ideals about relationships, examines the attraction of power and asks if money can ever be the currency of love.
Helen Croydon, 2011
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The history and antiquities of Croydon ...: to which is ...
CHAP. XI. Other. Benefactions. to. the. Town. of. Croydon. ARCHBISHOP BARKER left by will to the Poor of Croydon and Lambeth the sum of . . £30 0 0 Archbishop Grindall left by his will to purchase lands, or other profits, for the benefit of the ...
David William Garrow, John Whitgift, 1818
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Report to the Local Board of Health, Croydon, etc
results from this pollution cannot have affected the population of Croydon, I do not consider their discussion to lie within the scope of your Chairman's reference. VII.——Throughout this Report I have been obliged by the nature of my subject to  ...
Sir John Simon, 1853
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The History & Antiquities of Croydon, with a Variety of ...
The statutes* of this hospital inform us that it was founded for the benefit of at least thirty persons of both sexes, and so many more under the number of forty, as the revenues of it will permit ; half the number must be inhabitants of Croydon, and ...
David William Garrow, 1818
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Croydon Airport and the Battle for Britain 1939-1940
Beretter om den engelske flyveplads Croydon ved London.
Douglas Cluett, Bob Learmonth, Joanna Bogle, 1984
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The London and Croydon Railway Companion
It does not fall within the limits of this brief sketch of the railway to describe in detail the works upon the line. Suffice it to say, that they are admitted by those best qualified to form a correct judgment, to be equalled on few and surpassed on none ...
‎1839
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Poisonous Lies: The Croydon Arsenic Mystery
In the eighty years which followed, the finger of suspicion has been pointed at one member of the family after another: now, using the original police files and other contemporary documents, Diane Janes meticulously reconstructs these ...
Diane Janes, 2010
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Diet Croydon
James Foreman. I'd leave with a bag rammed to bursting with kebabs, get back ten minutes later, worn out from a trip down Martin's Hill and along the railway line halfway to Beckenham, and have to go back out again immediately, without ...
James Foreman, 2009
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County Borough Elections in England and Wales, 1919-1938: ...
The working class itself was dispersed across Croydon's wards, so Labour's potential electoral strength was dissipated. With a base of only two wards, the Croydon Labour party did not get near to the situation where a breakthrough to power ...
Sam Davies, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CROYDON»

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Ukip's Nigel Farage claims Luxembourg is smaller than Croydon
UKIP leader Nigel Farage has bizarrely claimed that the country of Luxembourg is smaller than Croydon - though it is 30 times the size. «Croydon Advertiser, Jul 15»
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Scam artists targeting unprotected PCs, Croydon Council warns
In light of Scams Awareness Month, Croydon Council's trading standards officers have compiled a list highlighting how residents can protect themselves from ... «Croydon Guardian, Jul 15»
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Sensitive documents about Croydon children stolen during bus …
Croydon Council confirmed the vehicle had been broken into but has not said where the coach was left, the date or time it happened or whether ... «Croydon Advertiser, Jul 15»
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Moped rider, 23, taken to hospital after Addiscombe crash
Moped rider, 23, taken to hospital after Addiscombe crash. By Croydon Advertiser | Posted: July 08, 2015. ambulance. SHARE PICTURE. Copy link to paste in ... «Croydon Advertiser, Jul 15»
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Purley tennis star Jack Clifton offered USA scholarship
By Croydon Advertiser | Posted: July 08, 2015. Purley tennis star Jack Clifton offered USA scholarship. X. Share Tweet Share Pin It Email. Copy link to paste in ... «Croydon Advertiser, Jul 15»
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Pop-up cinema, bar and live music planned for East Croydon car …
Films would be between 7pm and 11.15pm at Dingwall Road with audiences listening through wireless headphones, providing Croydon ... «Croydon Guardian, Jul 15»
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Traffic at a standstill after South Croydon crash
TRAFFIC is blocked in South Park Hill Road in South Croydon after a crash this morning. A police spokeswoman said cars have come to a stop ... «Croydon Advertiser, Jul 15»
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Around 40 people escape East Croydon hostel fire
AROUND 40 people escaped a hostel fire in East Croydon thought to be caused by a cigarette last week. London Fire Brigade (LFB) was ... «Croydon Advertiser, Jul 15»
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Mercedes-Benz flattens Purley Way traffic lights in midnight crash
Mercedes-Benz flattens Purley Way traffic lights in midnight crash. By Croydon Advertiser | Posted: July 07, 2015. CJRfRQ4UEAIiu7d. SHARE PICTURE. «Croydon Advertiser, Jul 15»
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Woodmansterne blow chance at Shene Park
Woodmansterne blow chance at Shene Park. By Croydon Advertiser | Posted: July 07, 2015. Woodmansterne blow chance at Shene Park. X. Share Tweet ... «Croydon Advertiser, Jul 15»

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