Dartmouth

English

Etymology

English port: from Dart +‎ mouth, since it lies at the mouth of the River Dart.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Dartmouth

  1. A town, civil parish, and port in South Hams district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX8751). [1]
  2. A town in Bristol County, Massachusetts.
  3. An urban community on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  4. A town in Victoria, Australia.
  5. (colloquial) Dartmouth College
  6. An English earldom

References

  1. ^ Parish map (England)
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