Darlington

Dar·ling·ton
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UK/ˈdɑːlɪŋtən/

proper noun

A large market town in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ2814).

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proper nounDarlington (countable and uncountable, plural Darlingtons)

plural Darlingtons

  1. A placename
    1. countableuncountableA large market town in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ2814).
    2. countableuncountableA unitary authority and borough in County Durham,, which includes the town; in full, Borough of Darlington.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Walton County, Florida.
    4. countableuncountableA town in Franklin Township, Montgomery County, Indiana; named for the town in England.
    5. countableuncountableA township in Harvey County, Kansas.
    6. countableuncountableA minor city in Gentry County, Missouri; named for a railroad employee.
    7. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Mahwah Township, Bergen County, New Jersey.
    8. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Muskingum County, Ohio.
    9. countableuncountableA borough and township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania; named for S. P. Darlington, a merchant from Pittsburgh.
    10. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Darlington County, South Carolina.
    11. countableuncountableTwo townships in Charles Mix County and Clark County, South Dakota.
    12. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Lafayette County, Wisconsin; named for landowner Joshua Darling.
    13. countableuncountableA town in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, which surrounds the city.
    14. countableuncountableA power station in Clarington municipality, Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.
    15. countableuncountableA former township in Clarington municipality, Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada; in full, Darlington Township.
    16. countableuncountableA community and rural municipality in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
    17. countableuncountableA suburb of Sydney in New South Wales; named for either Richard Darling or William Vane, 3rd Earl of Darlington.
    18. countableuncountableA locality in the Singleton council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
    19. countableuncountableA suburb of Adelaide, South Australia; named for the town in England.
    20. countableuncountableA locality in the Shire of Corangamite and the Shire of Moyne, south western Victoria, Australia.
    21. countableuncountableA suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
    22. abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Darlington County
    23. abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Darlington Township
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.
  3. AfricacountablerareuncountableA male given name transferred from the surname.
nounDarlington (plural Darlingtons)

plural Darlingtons

  1. abbreviationellipsisbusinessEllipsis of Darlington pair.

    Synonyms: Darlington amplifier, Darlington pair, Darlington transistor

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Origin

  1. Old EnglishDēornōþingtūn
  2. Middle EnglishDearnington
  3. EnglishDarlington

From Middle English Dearnington, Derlinton, from Old English Dēornōþingtūn, supposedly “the settlement of Dēornōþ's people”, from an unclear root + -ing + tūn. Compare Old English dīerling. The transistor configuration is named for its inventor, Sidney Darlington.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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