derby en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈdäː.bi/ (Australia)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈdɑː.bi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈdɝ.bi/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Epsom Derby horse race, named after Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby. Ultimately from Derby.
Meanings
- Any of several annual horse races.
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(broadly) Any organized race.
a donkey derby
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(US) A bowler hat.
He began to fan her with his hat. That was successful, for he struck her nose with the brim of his derby and she opened her eyes.
1906, O. Henry, The Green Door:
- A sports match between rival teams.
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A local derby.
The left-back had been a selection concern because of an injury niggle but his first goal since last March swung this derby decisively in United’s favour, extending their club record unbeaten run away from home in the Premier League to 22 games and torpedoing City’s sequence of 21 straight wins in all competitions.
2021 March 7, David Hytner, “Manchester United catch City cold as Fernandes and Shaw end winning run”, in The Guardian:Defeat sees Forest remain a point outside the top six with a derby against Leicester up next.
2011 April 15, Saj Chowdhury, “Norwich 2 - 1 Nott'm Forest”, in BBC Sport:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| derbies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
duck derby · local derby · merby · demolition derby · diaper derby · derbied · roller derby · tin derby · derby dog · trench derby · tar derby
Descendants
打吡 · 打比 · derbi · Derby · 德比 · derby · derby · derbi · ดาร์บี้ · ダービー · دربی · де́рби · derby · dérbi · debi · де́рбі · דֶּרְבִּי · دَرْبِي · derbi · derby · derby · derby · де́рби · الدَّرْبِي · derbi · ເດີຣບີ · derby · derbi · derbi
Translations (33)
it corsa di cavalli (horse race) · ja ダービー (horse race) · it competizione (any organized race) · th ดาร์บี้ (any organized race) · cmn 德比 (horse race) · bg конно надбягване (horse race) · id derbi (horse race) · pl derby (any organized race) · it gara (any organized race) · fi kilpailu (any organized race) · fi ajot (horse race) · lo ເດີຣບີ (any organized race) · id balap kuda (horse race) · es derbi (horse race) · es carrera (any organized race) · fi hevoskilpailu (horse race) · ca derbi (horse race) · pt páreo (horse race) · pt corrida (any organized race) · pl derby (horse race) · pt disputa (any organized race) · id pertandingan (any organized race) · cs dostih (horse race) · hu derbi (horse race) · id balapan (any organized race) · it partita (any organized race) · yue 打吡 (horse race) · mk коњичка трка (horse race) · ru де́рби (horse race) · de Derby (horse race) · pt dérbi (horse race) · lo ເດີຣບີ (horse race) · th ดาร์บี้ (horse race)