Home › Words › C › croydoncroydon/ˈkɹɔɪdən/croydon means A large town in the south of Greater London, England, historically in the county of Surrey (OS grid ref TQ3265).; A London borough of Greater London.croydon is pronounced /ˈkɹɔɪdən/.EtymologyFrom Old English Crogedene ("saffron valley"), from Old English croh (“saffron”) (< Latin crocus (“saffron”)) + Old English denu (“valley”).nameA large town in the south of Greater London, England, historically in the county of Surrey (OS grid ref TQ3265).; A London borough of Greater London.A large town in the south of Greater London, England, historically in the county of Surrey (OS grid ref TQ3265).; A former airport in Croydon.A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3149).A hamlet in Stone Mills township, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.A place in the United States:; A town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire.A place in the United States:; A census-designated place in Bristol Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Utah.A suburb of Kempton Park, Gauteng province, South Africa.A place in Australia:; A suburb of Sydney in the Municipality of Burwood and Inner West council area, New South Wales.A place in Australia:; A town and local government area (the Shire of Croydon) in northern Queensland.A place in Australia:; A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Charles Sturt, South Australia.A place in Australia:; An eastern suburb of Melbourne in the City of Maroondah, Victoria.nounA kind of carriage like a gig, originally of wickerwork.A kind of cotton sheeting.A calico.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.cretonne 68% match — A strong, heavy fabric of cotton, linen or rayon, used to make curtains and upholstery. vs croydon →cantoon 64% match — A cotton material with a fine cord on one side and a satiny surface on the other. vs croydon →coburg 63% match — A thin single-twilled worsted fabric with cotton or silk. vs croydon →cyprus 61% match — A thin, translucent, usually black fabric, a kind of crape. vs croydon →candroy 61% match — A machine for spreading or winding out cotton cloths to prepare them for printing. vs croydon →crepon 60% match — A thin fabric made from silk or fine wool vs croydon →cottonade 60% match — A somewhat stout and thick fabric of cotton, generally inferior, coarser, and less durable. vs croydon →crepoline 60% match — A sheer fabric of silk or cotton, woven to have a slightly ribbed, crepe-like effect. vs croydon →