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.

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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)

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Example Sentences

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

Dartmouth was the first Ivy League university to reinstate an SAT/ACT requirement after a test-optional period during the Covid pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

It belongs to Dartmouth College, of Hanover, whose famous Outing Club has been looking after it in a commendably diligent and low-key way since the early years of this century.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson