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Dartmouth

American  
[dahrt-muhth] / ˈdɑrt məθ /

noun

  1. a coastal city in S Nova Scotia, in SE Canada, on Halifax harbor, across from Halifax.

  2. a city in SE Massachusetts.


Dartmouth British  
/ ˈdɑːtməθ /

noun

  1. a port in SW England, in S Devon: Royal Naval College (1905). Pop: 5512 (2001)

  2. a city in SE Canada, in S Nova Scotia, on Halifax Harbour: oil refineries and shipyards. Pop: 65 741 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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But this evidently is not the case, said Alessandro Previtero of Indiana University, who co-authored the study with Borja Larrain of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and Felipe Severino of Dartmouth College.

From MarketWatch Jul. 2, 2026

Tuohey’s decision to walk back the voluntary decision to divest more broadly is at odds with other Ivy League schools, including Brown, Dartmouth, and Harvard.

From Barron's Jun. 10, 2026

"We don't enter the world knowing how to use a mirror but learn how to use a mirror," says senior author and cognitive neuroscientist Peter Tse, a professor of psychological and brain sciences at Dartmouth.

From Science Daily Jun. 5, 2026

After college, you moved to Brooklyn with two Dartmouth friends to pursue a career in comedy.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2026

Reilly had begun his medical career at the medical center at Dartmouth College, a beautiful, prosperous state-of-the-art hospital nestled in the breezy, rolling hills of New Hampshire.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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