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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.


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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Other hardware providers include Madison Air and Dover.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Called Market Market: Message Market, the sale will feature past season Comme des Garçons collections and Dover Street Market favorites with discounts of up to 70% off.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

As part of the investigation, the Met said officers are investigating a separate altercation at an address on Great Dover Street, Southwark, earlier on Wednesday, and were searching a property in south-east London.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Guests, which also included Republican lawmakers and several Fox personalities, wore white tie and enjoyed a three-course meal that included ravioli with herbs from the White House garden and Dover sole.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

They suggested that the planet was totally covered with water—except perhaps for an occasional limestone-encrusted island, like the cliffs of Dover.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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