Downs 458043 215788634 2008-05-29T18:43:12Z JNW 1905157 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/81.96.187.208|81.96.187.208]] ([[User talk:81.96.187.208|talk]]) to last version by Iridescent {{Wiktionary}} '''Downs''' or '''The Downs''' may refer to: ==Places== In the 'hill' context, the word 'down' derives from [[Celtic languages|Celtic]] (Welsh or Gaelic) ''dun'' "hill, hill fort". *[[Downland]], a geographical feature *The [[North Downs]] and the [[South Downs]], England, as a collective term *[[North Wessex Downs AONB]], England *[[White Horse Hills]], England *[[The Downs]], sea area between Goodwin Sands and the East Kent coast *[[The Downs (Bristol)]], a public open space in Bristol, England *a large grassy area on the University of Nottingham's [[University Park Campus]] *[[The Downs School]], name of three schools *[[Downs, Illinois]], a village in the United States *[[Downs (townland)|Downs]], a [[townland]] in the parish of [[Desertcreat]], [[County Tyrone]], [[Northern Ireland]] ==Health== *[[Down Syndrome]] or Down's Syndrome, a human hereditary/congenital/genetic disorder. ==Surname== * [[Anthony Downs]] * [[Bertis Downs, IV]] * [[Bill Downs]] * [[Brandi Downs]] * [[Connor Goodwin]] * [[Charles E. Downs]] * [[Deidre Downs]] * [[Donald Downs]] * [[Ephraim Downs]] * [[George Edward Downs]] * [[George W. Downs]] * [[Hugh Downs]] * [[Jason Downs]] * [[Johnny Downs]] * [[Lila Downs]] * [[Nicholas Downs]] * [[Scott Downs]] * [[Solomon W. Downs]] * [[Thomas Nelson Downs]] * [[Wilbur Downs]] ==See also== * [[Downes]] * [[Down]] [[Category:Surnames]] {{disambig}} [[fr:Downs]] [[nl:Downs]] [[pl:Downs]] [[vo:Downs]]