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Dorchester

//ˈdɔː(ɹ)ˌtʃɛstə(ɹ)// name

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1
A town and civil parish with a town council in Dorset, southern England, which is the county town (OS grid ref SY6990).
2
A village and civil parish (served by Dorchester-on-Thames Parish Council) in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England, on the River Thames (OS grid ref SU5794).
3
A civil parish and shire town in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.
4
A town in Thames Centre municipality, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.
5
A number of places in the United States:; A village in Macoupin County, Illinois.

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6
A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Waterloo Township, Allamakee County, Iowa.
7
A number of places in the United States:; A neighbourhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
8
A number of places in the United States:; A village in Saline County, Nebraska.
9
A number of places in the United States:; A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
10
A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in what is now Dorchester County, South Carolina.
11
A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Grayson County, Texas.
12
A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community and coal town in Wise County, Virginia.
13
A number of places in the United States:; A village mostly in Clark County, Wisconsin.

Etymology

Ultimately from Celtic *Durno-wāriā (Latin Durnovāria) + Old English ċeaster (“fort, Roman town”). The civil parish in New Brunswick and Ontario town are named in honour of colonial administrator Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester (1724 - 1808).

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