Danbury

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in the City of Chelmsford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL7805).

OriginOld English Dene →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in the City of Chelmsford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL7805).
  2. A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Clayton, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A city in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
    2. A minor city in Woodbury County, Iowa.
    3. A village in Red Willow County, Nebraska.
    4. A town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
    5. A minor city, the county seat of Stokes County, North Carolina.
    6. A township in Stokes County, North Carolina, which includes the city.
    7. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Ottawa County, Ohio.
    8. A small city in Brazoria County, Texas.
    9. A census-designated place in the town of Swiss, Burnett County, Wisconsin.

Origin

  1. Old EnglishDene
  2. EnglishDanbury

"The stronghold of the people called after Dene", from Old English Dene + -ingas + byriġ, dative case of burh (“fort, castle”).

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APA

Danbury. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Danbury

MLA

“Danbury.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Danbury. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Danbury,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Danbury.

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