Dorchester

American  

[dawr-ches-ter, -chuh-ster] / ˈdɔrˌtʃɛs tər, -tʃə stər /

noun

1. a town in S Dorsetshire, in S England, on the Frome River: named Casterbridge in Thomas Hardy's novels.

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Dorchester British  

/ ˈdɔːtʃɪstə /

noun

1. Latin name: Durnovaria.  a town in S England, administrative centre of Dorset: associated with Thomas Hardy, esp as the Casterbridge of his novels. Pop: 16 171 (2001)

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Example Sentences

Dorchester Living, which owns the site has said "extensive environmental investigations and remediation had already been carried out in consultation with the EA."

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Peter Sellers, 38, was staying at London’s Dorchester hotel when he came across a photograph of Britt Ekland, 21, in the paper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Now 29, Skuse is the founder and CEO of Molto Music Group, a music and entertainment agency that counts high end names like The Dorchester, The Savoy, Soho House and Raffles as clients.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

She calls him Brooklyn, he calls her Beantown — although Wahlberg, born in Dorchester, is the most Bostonian of all these cops; it doesn’t take an expert to place that accent.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025

She had very little money to make a down payment, so there was a rather large mortgage- That fall she was back in Dorchester County, Maryland, again.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry