Dorset

¹

[dawr-sit]

noun

1. an Indigenous culture that flourished from a.d. 100–1000 in the central and eastern regions of Arctic North America, preceding the Inuit culture.

Dorset

²

[dawr-sit]

noun

1. 1st Earl of. Thomas Sackville.

2. Dorsetshire.

Dorset

/ ˈdɔːsɪt /

noun

1. a county in SW England, on the English Channel: mainly hilly but low-lying in the east: the geographical and ceremonial county includes Bournemouth and Poole, which became independent unitary authorities in 1997. Administrative centre: Dorchester. Pop (excluding unitary authorities): 398 200 (2003 est). Area (excluding unitary authorities): 2544 sq km (982 sq miles)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Dorset¹

After Cape Dorset in northern Canada

Example Sentences

Organisations tackling the cost-of-living crisis in Dorset have been awarded £80,000 worth of grants.

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A teenager from Dorset has told the Covid-19 inquiry her ongoing symptoms often leave her feeling "left out".

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We followed the Jellycat shoplifting case since December 2024, when we reported how a garden centre owner in Bridport, Dorset, had managed to piece together the thief's identity by scouring resale websites, deciphering her car's personalised number plate, and finding her Facebook profile.

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In July, Strange, from Felton, Bristol, was sentenced to a 12-month community order at Newton Abbot Magistrates Court after admitting stealing from five shops across Devon, Somerset, Dorset and South Wales in September and October last year.

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Lilliput Church of England Infant School in Poole, Dorset, sent a message to parents on Friday saying some members of the community are "deeply uncomfortable" with references to demons.

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