DAVENPORT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Davenport mean? 

• DAVENPORT (noun)
  The noun DAVENPORT has 3 senses:

1. a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island

2. a small decorative writing desk

3. a large sofa usually convertible into a bed

  Familiarity information: DAVENPORT used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DAVENPORT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

Holonyms ("Davenport" is a part of...):

Hawkeye State; IA; Ia.; Iowa (a state in midwestern United States)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A small decorative writing desk

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("davenport" is a kind of...):

desk (a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A large sofa usually convertible into a bed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("davenport" is a kind of...):

convertible; sofa bed (a sofa that can be converted into a bed)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "davenport"):

chesterfield (an overstuffed davenport with upright armrests)