Colchester

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Colchester

/ˈkɒltʃɛstə/ UK
/ˈkɔltʃɛstɚ/ US

Where it comes from

From Old English Colneċeaster, equivalent to Colne (a Celtic-named river) + Old English ceaster (“a Roman town”).

proper noun

A city, local government district, and borough in Essex, England, the oldest town in England.
A community in the town of Essex, Essex County, Ontario, Canada.
A town and census-designated place therein, in New London County, Connecticut.
A city and township in McDonough County, Illinois.
A town in Delaware County, New York.
A town in Chittenden County, Vermont, named after the Earl of Colchester.
An unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia.
A town in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: earls colne, dedham, wakes colne, harwich, essex, braintree, coggeshall, white colne, ugley, birch, beccles, west thurrock, newbury, ipswich, colne, upminster

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name town in England

한국어	콜체스터 Kolcheseuteo
日本語	コルチェスター Koruchesutā
中文	科爾切斯特 /科尔切斯特 Kē'ěrqièsītè
Русский	Ко́лчестер Kólčester
العربية	كولشيستر
עברית	קולצ׳סטר

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"Colchester." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/colchester. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Colchester. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/colchester

Chicago

"Colchester." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/colchester.

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@misc{colchester_2026,
  title = {Colchester},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/colchester},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}