Dover

//ˈdoʊ.vɚ// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A town, civil parish (with a town council) and major port in Kent, England, the closest point to France (OS grid ref TR3141).
  2. 2
    A sea area between this port and France.
  3. 3
    A local government district of Kent, including this town and port.
  4. 4
    A neighbourhood of Abram, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD6001).
  5. 5
    A town in Huon Valley council area, southern Tasmania, Australia.
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  1. 6
    A neighborhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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    A small fishing and lumber town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; formerly, Shoal Bay and Wellington.
  3. 8
    A village in Nova Scotia, Canada.
  4. 9
    A neighborhood of Singapore.
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    A number of places in the United States:; The capital city of Delaware, and the county seat of Kent County.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A town and township in Pope County, Arkansas.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida.
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    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Screven County, Georgia.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Bonner County, Idaho.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Bureau County, Illinois.
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    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Dearborn County, Indiana.
  12. 17
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Shawnee County, Kansas.
  13. 18
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor home rule city in Mason County, Kentucky.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A former town in Piscataquis County, Maine, now Dover-Foxcroft, Maine.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A town and census-designated place therein, in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
  16. 21
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
  17. 22
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Lafayette County, Missouri.
  18. 23
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Morris County, New Jersey.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Dutchess County, New York.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A small town in Craven County, North Carolina.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A small town in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A borough in York County, Pennsylvania.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A small town, the county seat of Stewart County, Tennessee.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Sanpete County, Utah.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Windham County, Vermont.
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    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A small town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin.
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    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Price County, Wisconsin.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Racine County, Wisconsin.
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    A number of places in the United States:; A number of townships in the United States, listed under Dover Township.
  33. 38
    A surname.

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capital of delawarenap

Example

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"It's on the coast about 13 kilometers to the north of its more famous neighbor, Dover."

Etymology

From Old English Dofras, from Latin Dubris, from Brythonic Dubras (“the waters”), from Proto-Celtic *dubros (“water”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubrós (“dark”), from *dʰewb- (“deep”). Compare Tauber. The village in Nova Scotia is likely named after the town in England.

Related phrases

Dover soleDover-FoxcroftStrait of Dovercounty seatkent countynew hampshiresea areastrafford countyunited kingdomunited states of america

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