Dorset

¹

[dawr-sit]

noun

1. 1st Earl of. Thomas Sackville.

2. Dorsetshire.

Dorset

²

[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

/ 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

Issy Phipps, 17, from Cookham, Berkshire, and Sophie Woolcott, 27, from Poole, Dorset, died at their homes in April 2023 and February 2024.

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In a café in Christchurch, Dorset, our undercover researcher posed as a beautician seeking prescriptions and the Botox stock needed to inject clients at a new beauty clinic.

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The King's support for traditional building styles, and his idea of "harmony" with nature, have helped to shape his own new town schemes, including Poundbury in Dorset and Nansledan in Cornwall.

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Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said it was dealing with a large warehouse fire and currently has 10 fire engines at the scene, along with other specialist vehicles.

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Jake Cummings, 26, of Stevenage, Hertfordshire, was a special constable in Dorset when he attacked the first woman, and a police constable in London when the offences took place against the other two women.

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