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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: derby /ˈdɜːrbɪ/ n ( pl -bies)- US Canadian a stiff felt hat with a rounded crown and narrow curved brim
Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): bowler
Der•by /ˈdɜrbi/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -bies. - Sportany of certain important horse races, esp. the Kentucky Derby, that are held every year.
- Sport[derby] a race or contest, usually one open to all who wish to enter.
- Clothing[derby] a man's stiff felt hat with rounded crown and narrow brim;
bowler.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Der•by (dûr′bē; Brit. där′bē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -bies. - Place Names, Sporta race for three-year-old horses that is run annually at Epsom Downs, near London, England: first run in 1780.
- Place Names, Sportany of certain other important annual horse races, usually for three-year-old horses, esp. the Kentucky Derby.
- Sport, Place Names(l.c.) a race or contest, usually one open to all who wish to enter and offering a prize for the winner.
- (l.c.) any endeavor or venture regarded as a competition:to win the gubernatorial derby.
- Clothing(l.c.) Also called bowler. a stiff felt hat with rounded crown and narrow brim, worn chiefly by men.
- after Edward Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby (died 1834), who instituted the race 1830–40
- a city in Derbyshire, in central England. 215,200.
- Derbyshire.
- a city in S Connecticut. 12,346.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Derby /ˈdɑːbɪ; US: ˈdɜːrbɪ/ n - the Derby ⇒ an annual horse race run at Epsom Downs, Surrey, since 1780: one of the English flat-racing classics
- any of various other horse races
- local Derby ⇒ a football match between two teams from the same area
Etymology: 18th Century: named after the twelfth Earl of Derby (died 1834), who founded the horse race at Epsom Downs in 1780 Derby /ˈdɑːbɪ/ n - a city in central England, in Derby unitary authority, Derbyshire: engineering industries (esp aircraft engines and railway rolling stock); university (1991). Pop: 229 407 (2001)
- a unitary authority in central England, in Derbyshire. Pop: 233 200 (2003 est). Area: 78 sq km (30 sq miles)
- a firm-textured pale-coloured type of cheese
- sage Derby ⇒ a green-and-white Derby cheese flavoured with sage
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