Dorset

Meaning

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.
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Synonyms

West Country

Bristol

Devon

Gloucestershire

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɔː(ɹ).sɪt/

Etymology

From the county town of Dorchester. 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”), whence Middle English Dorsete.