Dorchester

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English

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Dorchester, Iowa

Etymology

Ultimately from Celtic *Durno-wārjā (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).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔː(ɹ)ˌtʃɛstə(ɹ)/, /ˈdɔː(ɹ)tʃɪstə(ɹ)/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Proper noun

Dorchester

  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Dorset, southern England, which is the county town (OS grid ref SY6990). [1]
  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). [2]
    Synonym: Dorchester-on-Thames
  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:
    1. A village in Macoupin County, Illinois.
    2. An unincorporated community in Waterloo Township, Allamakee County, Iowa.
    3. A neighbourhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
    4. A village in Saline County, Nebraska.
    5. A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
    6. A ghost town in what is now Dorchester County, South Carolina.
    7. A minor city in Grayson County, Texas.
    8. An unincorporated community and coal town in Wise County, Virginia.
    9. A village mostly in Clark County, Wisconsin.

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References

  1. ^ Parish map (Dorset)
  2. ^ Parish map (Oxfordshire)
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