Dorset

¹ American  

[dawr-sit] / ˈdɔr sɪt /

noun

1. 1st Earl of. Thomas Sackville.

2. Dorsetshire.

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Dorset ² American  

[dawr-sit] / ˈdɔr sɪt /

noun

1. an Indigenous culture that flourished from a.d. 100–1000 in the central and eastern regions of Arctic North America, preceding the Inuit culture.

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Dorset British  

/ ˈdɔːsɪt /

noun

1. a county in SW England, on the English Channel: mainly hilly but low-lying in the east: the geographical and ceremonial county includes Bournemouth and Poole, which became independent unitary authorities in 1997. Administrative centre: Dorchester. Pop (excluding unitary authorities): 398 200 (2003 est). Area (excluding unitary authorities): 2544 sq km (982 sq miles)

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Etymology

Origin of Dorset

After Cape Dorset in northern Canada

Example Sentences

They made history when they were released into the wild, unrestricted by fences, onto a Dorset nature reserve in March 2025.

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Female CJ7 was captured on a webcam landing first in the walled garden near Wareham, Dorset, on Wednesday at about 18:30 GMT - male 022 arrived on Thursday at 06:40.

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As part of that, up to £20m over 10 years will be allocated to each of Britwell and Langley in Slough, West Howe, Boscombe West and Hamworthy West in Dorset and Cherrywood in Farnborough, Hampshire.

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Areas in the south of England to have already been told they will receive funding include Greater Leys in Oxford and Littlemoor and Broadwey in Dorset.

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Pollard was in attendance on Thursday for a special commemorative event held for the vehicles at Bovington, Dorset.

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