Exeter

American  

[ek-si-ter] / ˈɛk sɪ tər /

noun

1. a city in Devonshire, in southwestern England: known for its cathedral.

2. a town in southeastern New Hampshire.

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Exeter British  

/ ˈɛksɪtə /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

His line-break helped Exeter apply the territorial pressure that led to Vintcent going over, with Slade superbly using the prevailing wind to kick a tricky conversion.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Crokes Cross shares the record for longest-priced winner with Blowers, which won at the same price at Exeter in December, beating the previous record of 250-1, set at Kelso by Equinoctial in1990.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

He came back to the UK partly to study at Exeter University, but an injury to Immanuel Feyi-Waboso has given him a chance to show off his rangy running and hot-stepping ability.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Rodgers, Zemaitis and Chandrasekhar all left Santander Consumer and are currently listed as senior executives at Exeter Finance, a subprime car lender where a number of top Santander Consumer employees have landed.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

She said she didn’t think she’d known more than three girls on the train—Martha Farrar, Tippie Tibbett, and Eleanor somebody, whom she’d met years ago, in her boarding-school days, at Exeter or someplace.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger