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Dryden
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English
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Etymology
From en ang drȳġe dry + ang denu valley.
Pronunciation
en /ˈdɹaɪdən/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Dryden.wav Southern England
en aɪdən 2
Proper noun
en English and Scottish habitational Old English.
en city dist/Kenora District p/Ontario c/Canada ; named for Canadian farmer and politician John Dryden (MLA) John Dryden.
en number of places c/US:
en village town:pref/Wilton co/Franklin County s/Maine. TopoZone: Dryden, Maine
en twp/and/village therein, in co/Lapeer County s/Michigan ; named for poet John Dryden.
en ghost town s/Missouri ; named for state official Nathaniel Dryden.
en town/and/village therein, in co/Tompkins County s/New York ; named for poet John Dryden. TopoZone: Dryden, New York
en Madeline Adams Man arrested for murder after month-long investigation w:WWNY-TV https://www.wwnytv.com/2025/11/10/man-arrested-murder-after-month-long-investigation/ 2025-11-10 On Nov. 7, Keem was arrested on a court warrant in the Town of Dryden by members of the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office and Cortland County Sheriff’s Office. https://web.archive.org/web/20260101012832/https://www.wwnytv.com/2025/11/10/man-arrested-murder-after-month-long-investigation/
en ucomm co/Josephine County s/Oregon ; named for poet John Dryden.
en ucomm co/Terrell County s/Texas ; named for railroad engineer Eugene E. Dryden.
en ucomm/and/CDP co/Lee County s/Virginia ; named for railroad official Captain Dryden.
en ucomm co/Chelan County s/Washington ; named for Canadian horticulturist John Dryden.
Derived terms
en Drydenesque Drydenian Mount Dryden
See also
John Dryden, an English poet and playwright.
References
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