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# derby

«derby» in Mova's school dictionary: **a sports match between two local teams from the same city…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (derby, derbies)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A derby is a sports match between two local teams from the same city or area, which is often very exciting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derby/#m1)

2) A derby is a famous horse race; the Derby in England is run at Epsom, and the Kentucky Derby is in the USA. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derby/#m2)

3) (USA) A derby is a hard, round, black hat with a narrow brim, called a bowler hat in the UK. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derby/#m3)

4) A derby is any race or contest open to many people, such as a soapbox derby or roller derby. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derby/#m4)

5) Derby (with a capital D) is a city in England. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derby/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In sport talk, a derby game means a big local rivalry, such as two football clubs from the same city. In the USA, children race homemade go-karts in a soapbox derby. In stories, a man in a derby hat looks old-fashioned. Common phrases: «local derby», «the Kentucky Derby», «soapbox derby», «roller derby», «derby day».

### examples

- The Manchester derby is the biggest match of the year for our family. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derby/#x1)
- Thousands watched the horses run in the Derby. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derby/#x2)
- Grandpa wore a derby hat in the old photo. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derby/#x3)
- Our class built a car for the soapbox derby. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derby/#x4)
- My aunt plays roller derby on skates. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derby/#x5)
- The derby ended in a draw, two all. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derby/#x6)
- Derby is a city in the East Midlands of England. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derby/#x7)

### note

Plural: derbies. Pronunciation trap: in the UK, «derby» is said DAR-bee; in the USA it is said DUR-bee. The horse race is named after an Earl of Derby. «Bowler hat» (UK) = «derby» (USA).

### In the corpora

- [The biscuit tin in Derby was empty.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/432-it-was-him-siblings-blaming-each-other/0/)
- [Derbies are games between local rivals; rivalry is fine as banter, not as fights or hate.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/65-var-rows-referees-fans-and-rivalries/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «derby» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/derby/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.