Dorset en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈdɔː.sɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From the county town of Dorchester. The Old English name was Dornwaraceaster, composed of the British Latin name Durnovaria and the common suffix -ceaster; the word was eventually reduced to Dornsǣte, Dorsǣte, a reduction of the original name + the suffix -sǣte (“people, dwellers”), whence Middle English Dorsete.
Meanings
- A maritime county of England, bounded by Somerset, Wiltshire, Hampshire, Devon and the English Channel.
- A unitary authority of England, which includes all of the traditional county except Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, a separate unitary authority.
- A place name elsewhere: ▸ A local government area in north-east Tasmania, Australia.
- A place name elsewhere: ▸ A community in Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.
- A place name elsewhere: ▸ An unincorporated community in Henrietta Township, Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States.
- A place name elsewhere: ▸ A township and unincorporated community therein, in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States, named after Dorset, Vermont.
- A place name elsewhere: ▸ A town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States, named after the English county.
Deriveds
Dorset Horn · Dorset Down · East Dorset · West Dorset · North Dorset · Dorsetshire
Translations (12)
fr Dorset (county of England) · ar دورست (county of England) · la Dorsetia (county of England) · fro Dorsete (county of England) · pl Dorset (county of England) · mr डॉर्सेट (county of England) · ru Дорсет (county of England) · es Dorset (county of England) · enm Dorsete (county of England) · ja ドーセット (county of England) · uk Дорсет (county of England) · la Dorcestria (county of England)