Derry

geographical name Der·ry \ˈder-ē\

Definition of DERRY

city SE New Hampshire SE of Manchester pop 33,109

or Lon·don·der·ry \ˌlən-dən-ˈder-ē; ˈlən-dən-ˌder-ē, -d(ə-)rē\ district NW Northern Ireland, established 1974 area 148 square miles (383 square kilometers), pop 94,918

or Londonderry port NW Derry district pop 62,697

Rhymes with DERRY

aerie, airy, berry, bury, Carey, cherry, chary, dairy, faerie, fairy, ferry, Gerry, glairy, glary, hairy, Jerry, kerry, Mary, marry, merry, nary, perry, prairie, query, scary, serry, Shari, sherry, skerry, terry, Terry, vary, very, wary, wherry

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