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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Derby  \Der"by\  (?;  usually  ?  in  Eng.;  85),  n. 
  1.  A  race  for  three-old  horses,  run  annually  at  Epsom  (near 
  London),  for  the  Derby  stakes.  It  was  instituted  by  the 
  12th  Earl  of  Derby,  in  1780. 
 
  {Derby  Day},  the  day  of  the  annual  race  for  the  Derby  stakes, 
  --  Wednesday  of  the  week  before  Whitsuntide. 
 
  2.  A  stiff  felt  hat  with  a  dome-shaped  crown. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  derby 
  n  :  round  and  black  and  hard  with  a  narrow  brim;  worn  by  some 
  British  businessmen  [syn:  {bowler  hat},  {bowler},  {plug 
  hat}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Derby,  CO  (CDP,  FIPS  20275) 
  Location:  39.83945  N,  104.91808  W 
  Population  (1990):  6043  (2283  housing  units) 
  Area:  4.6  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Derby,  CT  (city,  FIPS  19480) 
  Location:  41.32667  N,  73.08279  W 
  Population  (1990):  12199  (5269  housing  units) 
  Area:  12.9  sq  km  (land),  1.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  06418 
  Derby,  IA  (city,  FIPS  20125) 
  Location:  40.92993  N,  93.45674  W 
  Population  (1990):  135  (68  housing  units) 
  Area:  0.7  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  50068 
  Derby,  IN 
  Zip  code(s):  47525 
  Derby,  KS  (city,  FIPS  17800) 
  Location:  37.54930  N,  97.25887  W 
  Population  (1990):  14699  (5002  housing  units) 
  Area:  12.0  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  67037 
  Derby,  ME 
  Zip  code(s):  04463 
  Derby,  NY 
  Zip  code(s):  14047 
  Derby,  VT 
  Zip  code(s):  05829 




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