English Explanatory Dictionary

Doncaster

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5703).
  2. A Mohawk Native Reserve in the Laurentides region, Quebec, Canada.
  3. An unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Talbot County, Maryland.
  5. A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  6. A habitational surname from Old English.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɒŋkəstə/ /dɒnˈkastə/ /ˈdɒnkɑːstə/

Word forms

Doncaster Doncasters

Etymology

The Romano-British name was Latin Dānum, from the common Celtic river name Proto-Celtic *Dānu << Proto-Indo-European *dʰenh₂-, + the Old English suffix ceaster (“town”), found in many placenames.

Derived words

Doncaster East
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