Denbigh

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/ˈdɛnbi/

proper noun

A market town and community with a town council in Denbighshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ0566).

OriginWelsh Dinbych →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A market town and community with a town council in Denbighshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ0566).
  2. A community in Addington Highlands township, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A neighbourhood of Newport News, Virginia, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in McHenry County, North Dakota, United States.

Origin

  1. WelshDinbych
  2. EnglishDenbigh

From Welsh Dinbych, a univerbation of din (“fort”) + bych, a variant form of bychan (“small”). Doublet of Tenby.

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Translations

Welsh Dinbych
  • Dinbychtown in Wales
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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