Dorset

From the county town of Dorchester.^[1] The Old English name was Dornwaraceaster, composed of the British Latin name Durnovaria and the common suffix -ceaster; the word was eventually reduced to Dornsǣte, Dorsǣte, a reduction of the original name + the suffix -sǣte (“people, dwellers”),^[2] whence Middle English Dorsete.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdɔː.sɪt/

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• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)sɪt

Dorset

1. A maritime county of England, bounded by Somerset, Wiltshire, Hampshire, Devon and the English Channel.
2. A unitary authority of England, which includes all of the traditional county except Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, a separate unitary authority.
3. A place name elsewhere:
   1. A local government area in north-east Tasmania, Australia.
   2. A community in Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.
   3. An unincorporated community in Henrietta Township, Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States.
   4. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States, named after Dorset, Vermont.
   5. A town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States, named after the English county.

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Dorset

1. alternative form of Dorsete