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

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

She then spent a year peeling vegetables in a French restaurant before moving to London and refining her craft in several more restaurant kitchens, including one at the Dorchester hotel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

Dorchester Town FC said it would provide further updates on Fogden's condition when it was able to.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2025

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

It was now doubly dangerous for her to return to slave territory, yet in the spring of 18 51 she went back to Dorchester County.

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