Doncaster
Americannoun
noun
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an industrial town in N England, in Doncaster unitary authority, South Yorkshire, on the River Don. Pop: 67 977 (2001)
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a unitary authority in N England, in South Yorkshire. Pop: 288 400 (2003 est). Area: 582 sq km (225 sq miles)
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According to local news outlet the Doncaster Free Press, Nicholson had lived in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, before she left to live in France.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
Prince William joined Greg just outside Doncaster, and praised the host for his latest charity effort.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
Starving and exhausted, he spent the last of his money on a train ticket to Doncaster where his sister lived.
From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026
Sir Patrick was born in Wigan in 1920 before his family moved to Doncaster for work in the South Yorkshire coalfield, where his father, James, was a miner.
From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026
Eclipse was a chestnut; Castrel, Selim and Rubens were chestnuts; so also were Glencoe and Pantaloon, of whom the latter had black spots on his hind quarters like Eclipse; and also Stockwell and Doncaster.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various
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