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Doncaster

American  
[dong-kas-ter, dong-kuh-ster] / ˈdɒŋ kæs tər, ˈdɒŋ kə stər /

noun

  1. a city in South Yorkshire, in N England.


Doncaster British  
/ ˈdɒŋkəstə /

noun

  1. an industrial town in N England, in Doncaster unitary authority, South Yorkshire, on the River Don. Pop: 67 977 (2001)

  2. a unitary authority in N England, in South Yorkshire. Pop: 288 400 (2003 est). Area: 582 sq km (225 sq miles)

"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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Whaley, who attends Florida State University, came into the contest as a major underdog against Leng Jr, who is 23rd in the world amateur golf rankings, some 67 places higher than the 22-year-old from Doncaster.

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Karzan Hussein is named on two other businesses on Hexthorpe Road and was granted an alcohol licence by Doncaster council in May.

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In a phone call, he confirmed to the BBC he had given jobs in Doncaster to Muhamadi and rented rooms in his house on Hexthorpe Road to both Barwan and Muhamadi.

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The street, in one of the poorest areas of Doncaster, is lined with such shops.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

He was bred by Mr Leonard Childers of Carr House near Doncaster, and was purchased when young by the duke of Devonshire.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various

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