Exeter

Meaning

1. A city and local government district, the county town of Devon, in south-west England.
2. A village in Wingecarribee Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
3. A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.
4. A small town in Tasmania, Australia.
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22. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal) Ellipsis of Exeter College, Oxford.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛksɪtɚ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English:

Inherited from Old English: Exanċeaster

In summary

From Middle English Excestre, from Old English Exanceaster: Ex (“the river Exe”) + ċeaster (“town”), 'the Roman city of Isca'.