Colchester
Americannoun
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a city in NE Essex, in E England.
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a town in W Vermont.
noun
Example Sentences
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Her daughter, Elise Sebastian, who was autistic, was found unresponsive in her room at the St Aubyn Centre in Colchester in April 2021.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Students from St Gregory Primary School, in Sudbury, Suffolk, and their friends and family watched the new live-action Moana movie at the Vue cinema in Colchester.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Moody’s downgraded St. Michael’s College in Colchester, Vt., to junk in 2022.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
"It might work in our favour in respect to player recruitment and things like that, because of his standing in the game," says Glen Worrell, secretary at Colchester United Supporters Association.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
And he said, “Well, I was in Colchester on Thursday, so you’re asking the wrong bloke.”
From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
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