English Explanatory Dictionary

Dorchester

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Dorset, southern England, which is the county town (OS grid ref SY6990).
  2. A village and civil parish (served by Dorchester-on-Thames Parish Council) in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England, on the River Thames (OS grid ref SU5794).
  3. A civil parish and shire town in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  4. A town in Thames Centre municipality, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.
  5. A number of places in the United States:
  6. A village in Macoupin County, Illinois.
  7. An unincorporated community in Waterloo Township, Allamakee County, Iowa.
  8. A neighbourhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
  9. A village in Saline County, Nebraska.
  10. A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
  11. A ghost town in what is now Dorchester County, South Carolina.
  12. A minor city in Grayson County, Texas.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɔː(ɹ)ˌtʃɛstə(ɹ)/ /ˈdɔː(ɹ)tʃɪstə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Dorchester.wav Dorchester en gb.ogg /ˈdɔɹˌtʃɛstɚ/ SC-dorchester.ogg

Word forms

Dorchester

Etymology

Ultimately from Celtic *Durno-wāriā (Latin Durnovāria) + Old English ċeaster (“fort, Roman town”). The civil parish in New Brunswick and Ontario town are named in honour of colonial administrator Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester (1724–1808).

Synonyms

Dorchester-on-Thames

Derived words

Dorchester County Dorchester on Thames

Translations

Old French: Dorecestre Latin: Durnovaria
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