Dorchester
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Celtic *Durno-wārjā (Latin Durnovāria) + Old English ċeaster (“fort, Roman town”).
The civil parish in New Brunswick is named in honour of colonial administrator Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester (1724 - 1808).
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Proper noun[edit]
Dorchester
- A town in Dorset, southern England, which is the county town.
- A village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England, on the river Thames (OS grid ref SU5794).
- Synonym: Dorchester-on-Thames
- A civil parish of Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.
- A neighbourhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
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Translations[edit]
town
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