Exeter
[ek-si-ter]
- a city in Devonshire, in SW England: cathedral.
- a town in SE New Hampshire.
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Examples from the Web for exeter
Contemporary Examples
Vis-a-vis writing, Exeter was the place I got interested in writing.
That evening, Paul spoke to a full house at the Exeter Town Hall.
“It was this mundane, competitive narcissism,” the Exeter classmate says.
At Exeter, for example, Zuckerberg kept finding ways to evade firewalls and sites that were blocked.
Being accepted into Exeter allowed me to escape my violent, crack-ridden neighborhood in Brooklyn.
Historical Examples
Shortly after leaving Exeter, Christian's station was reached.
The Slave Of The LampHenry Seton Merriman
They talked the night away, and early in the morning John went to Exeter.
A Singer from the SeaAmelia Edith Huddleston Barr
John had no doubt this letter from Exeter referred to the matter.
A Singer from the SeaAmelia Edith Huddleston Barr
Coleridge and Southey spent some weeks at Exeter in September 1799.
The Complete Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor ColeridgeSamuel Taylor Coleridge
The Black Assize at Exeter was by no means the only instance of its land.
Clare AveryEmily Sarah Holt
Exeter
- a city in SW England, administrative centre of Devon; university (1955). Pop: 106 772 (2001)
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Word Origin and History for exeter
Exeter
Old English Exanceaster, Escanceaster, from Latin Isca (c.150), from Celtic river name Exe "the water" + Old English ceaster "Roman town" (see Chester).
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