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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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
When Ben Rice began his junior year at Dartmouth, he wasn’t thinking about the major-league draft or a future as one of the most fearsome sluggers on the planet.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Everyone knew that the Dartmouth was but a few miles away.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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