Dorset
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Dorset
- /ˈdɔː.sɪt/ UK
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)sɪt
Where it comes from
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.
proper noun
- 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 local government area in north-east Tasmania, Australia.
- A community in Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.
- An unincorporated community in Henrietta Township, Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States.
- A township and unincorporated community therein, in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States, named after Dorset, Vermont.
- A town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States, named after the English county.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: somerset, province, region, district, territory, county, shire, domain, zone, precinct, tract, area, locality, division, jurisdiction, realm
Translations
Talk about this word "Dorset." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dorset. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Dorset. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dorset "Dorset." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dorset.Cite this
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title = {Dorset},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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