English Explanatory Dictionary

Exeter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city and local government district, the county town of Devon, in south-west England (OS grid ref SX9292).
  2. A village in Wingecarribee Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
  3. A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.
  4. A small town in West Tamar council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.
  5. A community in Huron County, Ontario, Canada.
  6. A number of places in the United States:
  7. A city in Tulare County, California.
  8. A village in the town of Lebanon, Connecticut.
  9. A village in Scott County, Illinois.
  10. A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
  11. A township in Monroe County, Michigan.
  12. A city in Barry County, Missouri.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛksɪtɚ/ /ˈɛksɪtə/ /ˈɛɡzɪtə/ En-uk-Exeter.ogg

Word forms

Exeter

Etymology

From Middle English Excestre, from Old English Exanceaster: Ex (“the river Exe”) + ċeaster (“fortified town”), 'the Roman city of Isca'.

Related words

Exonian

Derived words

Exeter point Exeter stew

Translations

Arabic: إكستر Armenian: Էքսետեր Bulgarian: Ексетър Chinese Mandarin: 埃克塞特 Cornish: Karesk Greek: Έξετερ Japanese: エクセター Korean: 엑서터 Latin: Isca Latin: Isca Dumnōniōrum Latin: Exōnia Latvian: Eksetera Lithuanian: Ekseteris Macedonian: Ексетер Marathi: एक्सिटर Old English: Exanċeaster Persian: اکستر Russian: Э́ксетер Ukrainian: Е́ксетер Welsh: Caerwysg
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