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Exeter

  • /ˈɛksɪtɚ/ US
  • /ˈɛksɪtə/ UK
  • /ˈɛɡzɪtə/ UK

Sounds like exiter

Where it comes from

From Middle English Excestre, from Old English Exanceaster: Ex (“the river Exe”) + ċeaster (“fortified town”), 'the Roman city of Isca'.

proper noun

  1. A city and local government district, the county town of Devon, in south-west England (OS grid ref SX9292).
  2. A village in Wingecarribee Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
  3. A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.
  4. A small town in West Tamar council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.
  5. A community in Huron County, Ontario, Canada.
  6. A city in Tulare County, California.
  7. A village in the town of Lebanon, Connecticut.
  8. A village in Scott County, Illinois.
  9. A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
  10. A township in Monroe County, Michigan.
  11. A city in Barry County, Missouri.
  12. A village in Fillmore County, Nebraska.
  13. A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
  14. A town in Otsego County, New York.
  15. A ghost town in Licking County, Ohio.
  16. A township in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
  17. A borough and township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
  18. A township in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania.
  19. A town in Washington County, Rhode Island.
  20. An unincorporated community and coal town in Wise County, Virginia.
  21. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Green County, Wisconsin.
  22. abbreviation, ellipsis, informal Ellipsis of Exeter College, Oxford.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: east devon, mid devon, exmouth, west devon, exton, topsham, exminster, devon, sidmouth, newtown, north devon, honiton, okehampton, teignbridge, axminster, plymouth

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name city

한국어엑서터 Ekseoteo
日本語エクセター Ekusetā
中文埃克塞特 Āikèsāitè
ΕλληνικάΈξετερ Éxeter
РусскийЭ́ксетер Ékseter
العربيةإكستر

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MLA

"Exeter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/exeter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX
@misc{exeter_2026,
  title = {Exeter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/exeter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}