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In the 'hill' context, the word 'down' derives from CelticCeltic languages
The Celtic languages are descended from Proto-Celtic, or "Common Celtic"; a branch of the greater Indo-European language family...
(Welsh or Gaelic) dun "hill, hill fort".
- DownlandDownlandA downland is an area of open chalk hills. This term is especially used to describe the chalk countryside in southern England. Areas of downland are often referred to as Downs....
, a geographical feature - The North DownsNorth DownsThe North Downs are a ridge of chalk hills in south east England that stretch from Farnham in Surrey to the White Cliffs of Dover in Kent. The North Downs lie within two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty , the Surrey Hills and the Kent Downs...
and the South DownsSouth DownsThe South Downs is a range of chalk hills that extends for about across the south-eastern coastal counties of England from the Itchen Valley of Hampshire in the west to Beachy Head, near Eastbourne, East Sussex, in the east. It is bounded on its northern side by a steep escarpment, from whose...
, England, as a collective term - North Wessex Downs AONBNorth Wessex Downs AONBThe North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is located in the English counties of Berkshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire...
, England - White Horse Hills, England
- The DownsThe DownsThe Downs are a roadstead or area of sea in the southern North Sea near the English Channel off the east Kent coast, between the North and the South Foreland in southern England. In 1639 the Battle of the Downs took place here, when the Dutch navy destroyed a Spanish fleet which had sought refuge...
, sea area between Goodwin Sands and the East Kent coast - The Downs, Bristol, a public open space in Bristol, England
- The Downs, a large grassy area on the University of NottinghamUniversity of NottinghamThe University of Nottingham is a public research university based in Nottingham, United Kingdom, with further campuses in Ningbo, China and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...
's University Park Campus - The Downs School (disambiguation), name of three schools
- Downs, IllinoisDowns, IllinoisDowns is a village in McLean County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,005 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bloomington–Normal Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Downs is located at ....
, a village in the United States - Downs, KansasDowns, KansasDowns is a city in Osborne County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 900.-History:Downs began as the end point of the Central Branch Railroad in 1879. It became an incorporated town in December of the same year. In 1910, the city had a population of 1,427...
, a small city in the United States - Downs (townland), a townland in the parish of DesertcreatDesertcreatDesertcreat is a parish in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The civil parish of Desertcreat is in the eastern part of County Tyrone in the barony Dungannon Upper, immediately south of the parish of Derryloran, which contains the town of Cookstown, and immediately north of the parish of Pomeroy...
, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland - Downs, County Laois, a townlandTownlandA townland or bally is a small geographical division of land used in Ireland. The townland system is of Gaelic origin—most townlands are believed to pre-date the Norman invasion and most have names derived from the Irish language...
in County LaoisCounty LaoisCounty Laois is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It was formerly known as Queen's County until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. The county's name was formerly spelt as Laoighis and Leix. Laois County Council...
, Ireland - Darling Downs, QueenslandDarling Downs, QueenslandThe Darling Downs is a farming region on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland, Australia. The Downs are to the west of South East Queensland and are one of eleven major regions of Queensland....
, a farming region on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland
Surname
- Anthony DownsAnthony DownsAnthony Downs is a scholar in public policy and public administration, and since 1977 is a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington D.C..-Education:...
(born 1930), scholar in public policy and public administration - Bertis Downs, IVBertis Downs, IVBertis Edwin Downs IV originally provided legal counsel and then became both counselor and manager for the rock band R.E.M., taking over from the band's long-term manager Jefferson Holt...
(born 1956), counselor and manager for the rock band R - Bill DownsBill DownsWilliam Randall "Bill" Downs was a Kansas City-born American broadcast journalist for CBS Radio from 1942 to 1962.-During the War:...
(1914–1978), American broadcast journalist for CBS Radio - Charles E. DownsCharles E. DownsCharles E. Downs was the first Los Angeles City Council member representing the 10th District after a new city charter went into effect in 1925...
, first Los Angeles City Councilman - Deidre DownsDeidre DownsDeidre Downs is a beauty pageant contestant and winner of Miss America 2005. She is from Birmingham, Alabama. As part of her year of service as Miss America, she campaigned for Curing Childhood Cancer. For her talent, she sang a rendition of the ballad "I'm Afraid This Must Be Love"...
(born 1980), winner of Miss America 2005 - Donald DownsDonald DownsDonald Alexander Downs is an American political science professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison known for his work on the First Amendment.Downs received his Ph.D. from the University of California - Berkeley and his B.A. from Cornell University...
, American political science professor - Ephraim DownsEphraim DownsEphraim Downs was an early America wooden movement clockmaker. In business from 1810 through 1842, he worked with Eli Terry, Silas Hoadley, and Seth Thomas in the early Connecticut clock trade....
(1787–1860), America wooden movement clockmaker - George Edward DownsGeorge Edward DownsGeorge Edward Downs was a cricket Test match umpire.He umpired one Test match between Australia and England in Adelaide on 24 March to 28 March 1892, standing with Bill Whitridge, also in his only Test match...
(1856–1936), cricket Test match umpire - George W. DownsGeorge W. DownsGeorge W. Downs was a co-founder in 1946 of Applied Physics Corporation , later known as Cary Instruments, a division of Varian Medical Systems. The Downs-Lauritsen Laboratory of Physics, on the campus of the California Institute of Technology, is named after him.-References:...
- Hollis DownsHollis DownsHollis H. Downs is a finance professor at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana, and a retiring Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 12 ....
(born 1946), American politician - Hugh DownsHugh DownsHugh Malcolm Downs is a long time American broadcaster, television host, news anchor, TV producer, author, game show host, and music composer; and is perhaps best known for his role as co-host the NBC News program Today from 1962 to 1971, host of the Concentration game show from 1958 to 1969, and...
(born 1921), American broadcaster - Jason DownsJason DownsJason Wright Downs is an American singer of Cherokee, Dutch, Irish and, Scottish descent. He has released two albums on Jive Records, White Boy With a Feather and The Spin...
(born 1973), American singer - Johnny DownsJohnny DownsJohnny Downs was an American actor. Son of a Naval aviator, he was taken to Hollywood in 1921 when his father was transferred to the San Diego naval base. He began his career as a child actor, most notably playing Johnny in the Our Gang short series from 1923 to 1926...
(1913–1994), American actor - Lila DownsLila DownsLila Downs is a Mexican singer-songwriter. She performs her own compositions as well as tapping into Mexican traditional and popular music...
(born 1968), Mexican/American singer - Matt DownsMatt DownsMatthew Russell "Matt" Downs is a Major League Baseball second baseman for the Houston Astros.Downs graduated from Bibb County High School in Centreville, AL and he played a year playing as a pitcher/infielder for Shelton State Community College in Alabama in 2003.He was drafted in the 25th round...
(born 1984), Major League Baseball baseman - Nicholas DownsNicholas DownsNicholas William Downs is an American actor. Born in Des Moines and raised in the nearby town of Bondurant, Iowa, he has since moved to Los Angeles, California....
(born 1976), American actor - Scott DownsScott DownsScott Jeremy Downs is an American professional baseball relief pitcher with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of Major League Baseball. He has previously played for the Chicago Cubs, Montreal Expos and Toronto Blue Jays...
(born 1976), American baseball pitcher - Solomon W. DownsSolomon W. DownsSolomon Weathersbee Downs was a United States Senator from Louisiana. Born in Montgomery County, Tennessee, he pursued classical studies and graduated from the Transylvania University in 1823. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1826 and commenced practice in Bayou Sara, Louisiana...
(1801–1854), United States Senator - Thomas Nelson DownsThomas Nelson DownsThomas Nelson Downs, also T. Nelson Downs, was one of the most famous manipulative magicians renowned for his coin tricks. Downs was also known as "The King of Koins".-Biography:...
(1867–1938), magician - Wilbur DownsWilbur DownsWilbur George Downs was a naturalist and virologist. He was born 7 August 1913 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey and died in Branford, Connecticut, 17 February 1991.-Career:...
(1913–1991), naturalist and virologist
Technology
- Downs process, Process for manufacturing pure sodium
- Downs cellDowns cellThe Downs process is an electrochemical method for the commercial preparation of metallic sodium, in which molten NaCl is electrolyzed in a special apparatus called the Downs cell.-How it works:...
, Vessel used for manufacturing pure sodium - Downs Light RailwayDowns Light RailwayThe Downs Light Railway is the world's oldest private miniature railway, with a track gauge of 9½ inches. The Railway is located within the private grounds of the The Downs School . The railway was built and opened in 1925 by Geoffrey Hoyland as a 7¼ inch gauge railway, for the...
, the world's oldest private miniature railway