Dorset

¹ American  

[dawr-sit] / ˈdɔr sɪt /

noun

1. 1st Earl of. Thomas Sackville.

2. Dorsetshire.

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Dorset ² American  

[dawr-sit] / ˈdɔr sɪt /

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.

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Dorset British  

/ 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)

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Etymology

Origin of Dorset

After Cape Dorset in northern Canada

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Example Sentences

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Dorset

For Jade, 33, from Sherbourne in Dorset, it was a peri-mental health team and an admission to a mother and baby unit in Bournemouth that helped her to get better.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

The business, founded in 1777 in Dorset in southwest England, is propped up by brewing and selling its own beer, and by renting an additional roughly 100 pubs to tenants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

She hired Burton alongside a photographer and videographer to capture her wedding in Symondsbury, near Bridport in Dorset.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Christopher, 73, of Portland, Dorset, said: "One came back with indications of blood in my stool. I went through further tests, and it was at the colonoscopy that they identified a cancer in my bowel."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

In fact, Miss Kenton gave me her daughter's address in Dorset, and I must say, I was rather flattered to see how keen she was that I call in on my return journey.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

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