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Colchester

American  
[kohl-ches-ter, -chuh-ster] / ˈkoʊlˌtʃɛs tər, -tʃə stər /

noun

  1. a city in NE Essex, in E England.

  2. a town in W Vermont.


Colchester British  
/ ˈkəʊltʃɪstə /

noun

  1. Latin name: Camulodunum.  a town in E England, in NE Essex; university (1964). Pop: 104 390 (2001)

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Billings received a surprise message of support via BBC Essex from Colchester United Football Club's head coach Danny Cowley, who was a former PE teacher at the FitzWimarc School.

From BBC

Max Colchester is U.K. correspondent at The Wall Street Journal, writing about British politics and national security.

From The Wall Street Journal

This January, temperatures in Nuuk hovered at an unseasonably balmy 50 degrees Fahrenheit on some days, WSJ’s Max Colchester and Daniel Michaels write in this dispatch from Greenland’s icebound capital.

From The Wall Street Journal

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust told the BBC it was facing "significant pressure", including hospitals in Ipswich and Colchester.

From BBC

Tonya, from Colchester, said seeing her daughter's reaction to the doll was heart-warming.

From BBC