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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   Ellipsis of Caister-on-Sea: a coastal town and civil parish in Great Yarmouth borough, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG5212). abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
2. 2
   A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

caister-on-sea

Etymology

From Old English ċeaster (“city, town”), a borrowing from Latin castrum (“camp”). Doublet of castrum and Chester.

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