Dartmouth
Americannoun
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a coastal city in S Nova Scotia, in SE Canada, on Halifax harbor, across from Halifax.
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a city in SE Massachusetts.
noun
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a port in SW England, in S Devon: Royal Naval College (1905). Pop: 5512 (2001)
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a city in SE Canada, in S Nova Scotia, on Halifax Harbour: oil refineries and shipyards. Pop: 65 741 (2001)
Example Sentences
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Energy stocks, according to data tracked by Dartmouth College finance professor Ken French, doubled your money in the 1970s in real, inflation-adjusted dollars, while bonds, and the rest of the stock market, lost value.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026
Devon rescue group Prickles in a Pickle said it had received a surge of reports of hedgehogs washed from nests in the Plymouth, Kingsbridge, Ivybridge and Dartmouth areas.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026
Details of stock-market performance by sector are available from the authoritative database compiled and maintained by Kenneth French, the legendary finance professor at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026
As president of Dartmouth College, I’m committed to this goal, and how to restore public confidence in higher education animates conversations among my presidential peers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026
“My mom and her parents are in New Hampshire—my sister moved there when she was thirteen and goes to Dartmouth now—and most of my dad’s family is in Jamaica.”
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
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