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Definition of derby:
Synonyms:
beanie, championship, bye, beret, derby hat, card, boater, bearskin, bandanna, balaclava, crown, close season, challenge, the Commonwealth Games, bowler hat, baseball cap, biretta, bathing cap, clash, Cup, contest, plug hat, bowler, bonnet.
Usage examples:
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Even in our own emancipated age, we might be pardoned for feeling a shock if an English prime minister rode his own horse at the Derby, or appeared in a risky part on the boards of the Gaiety.
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In central England, where the sedimentary beds are reduced to about 3000 feet in all, the Carboniferous Limestone attains an enormous thickness, as much as 4000 feet at Ashbourne, near Derby, according to Mr. Hull's estimate.
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I well recollect that Lady Derby won my heart on this occasion by coming to the front door to meet us on arrival, under the evident impression that as a young woman I might be shy coming to a very large house among those, including my host, who were mostly strangers.