Exeter

[ ek-si-ter ]

/ ˈɛk sɪ tər /

noun

a city in Devonshire, in SW England: cathedral.

a town in SE New Hampshire.

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Examples from the Web for exeter

Vis-a-vis writing, Exeter was the place I got interested in writing.
Chang-rae Lee: How I Write|Noah Charney|January 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That evening, Paul spoke to a full house at the Exeter Town Hall.
Ron Paul: Cult Hero or Legitimate Contender?|Michelle Cottle|December 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST
“It was this mundane, competitive narcissism,” the Exeter classmate says.
The Truth Behind 'The Social Network'|Rebecca Davis O'Brien|September 8, 2010|DAILY BEAST
At Exeter, for example, Zuckerberg kept finding ways to evade firewalls and sites that were blocked.
The Truth Behind 'The Social Network'|Rebecca Davis O'Brien|September 8, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Being accepted into Exeter allowed me to escape my violent, crack-ridden neighborhood in Brooklyn.
How I Went From Prep School to Prison|John Forté|February 17, 2009|DAILY BEAST
During the Civil War, Exeter was twice besieged, but on neither occasion so rigorously as in 1549.
Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts|Rosalind Northcote
The first of the line of these Kings was one Peter, the son of an Exeter grocer.
Highways and Byways in Surrey|Eric Parker
For instance, in 1447 they were conceded at Exeter, and at Worcester in 1462.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester|G. H. Palmer
But after he said, ‘Well, you are in Exeter, but say not unto any that I told it you.’
Robin Tremayne|Emily Sarah Holt
On hearing of this disaster the vikings in Exeter surrendered the place on being granted a free departure.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for exeter

Exeter

/ (ˈɛksɪtə) /

noun

a city in SW England, administrative centre of Devon; university (1955). Pop: 106 772 (2001)

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