Dorchester
专有名词
英 /ˈdɔː(ɹ)ˌtʃɛstə(ɹ)/|/ˈdɔː(ɹ)tʃɪstə(ɹ)/
美 /ˈdɔɹˌtʃɛstɚ/
英文释义
专有名词
- A town and civil parish with a town council in Dorset, southern England, which is the county town (OS grid ref SY6990).
- 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).
- A civil parish and shire town in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.
- A town in Thames Centre municipality, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.
- A number of places in the United States:; A village in Macoupin County, Illinois.
- A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Waterloo Township, Allamakee County, Iowa.
- A number of places in the United States:; A neighbourhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
- A number of places in the United States:; A village in Saline County, Nebraska.
- A number of places in the United States:; A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
- A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in what is now Dorchester County, South Carolina.
- A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Grayson County, Texas.
- A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community and coal town in Wise County, Virginia.
- A number of places in the United States:; A village mostly in Clark County, Wisconsin.
词源
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).
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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