Dover

American  

[doh-ver] / ˈdoʊ vər /

noun

1. a seaport in eastern Kent, in southeastern England: point nearest the coast of France.

2. French Pas de Calais.  Strait of Dover. a strait between England and France, connecting the English Channel and the North Sea: least width 20 miles (32 kilometers).

3. a city in and the capital of Delaware, in the central part.

4. a city in southeastern New Hampshire.

5. a town in northern New Jersey.

6. a city in eastern Ohio.

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Dover British  

/ ˈdəʊvə /

noun

1. a port in SE England, in E Kent on the Strait of Dover: the only one of the Cinque Ports that is still important; a stronghold since ancient times and Caesar's first point of attack in the invasion of Britain (55 _bc ). Pop: 34 087 (2001)

2. French name: Pas de Calais.  a strait between SE England and N France, linking the English Channel with the North Sea. Width: about 32 km (20 miles)

3. a city in the US, the capital of Delaware, founded in 1683: 18th-century buildings. Pop: 32 808 (2003 est)

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Dover

Port of Dover said there was an "ongoing public order incident"

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Available starting Sept. 18 at denimtears.com, Africa Diaspora Goods and select Dover Street Market locations and Comme des Garçons shops.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Dinghies arrived in British waters until late into the night on Thursday, with 494 people being brought into the Border Security Command compound in Dover, Kent.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

When they landed in the British town of Dover, officials sent women and children to hotels, but arrested men travelling alone like him.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

I’d only been to Dover to go to France, and to Sunderland to visit Uncle Terry and to Manchester to visit Aunt Ruth, who had cancer, except she didn’t have cancer when I was there.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon