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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Dorchester

Since then, site owner Dorchester Living - which is looking to build 9,000 new homes at the former RAF base - admitted it had not tested for the chemicals.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

Crockway Farms Ltd, an intensive pig farm in Dorchester, failed to obtain an environmental permit before it installed two new slurry stores.

From BBC ● May 5, 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

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

In Dorchester County there were parties on the big plantations, the clink of glasses, the sound of singing, carriages arriving at the Big House.

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