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Dorset

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdɔːsɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dôr′sit)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Dor•set  (dôr′sit),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical 1st Earl of. See Sackville, Thomas. 
  2. Place NamesDorsetshire.

Dor•set  (dôr′sit),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Archaeologyan Eskimo culture that flourished from a.d. 100–1000 in the central and eastern regions of arctic North America.
  • after Cape Dorset in northern Canada

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Dorset /ˈdɔːsɪt/ n
  1. a county in SW England, on the English Channel: mainly hilly but low-lying in the east: the geographical and ceremonial county consists of Dorset unitary authority and Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole unitary authority
  2. a unitary authority in SW England, forming the main part of the historic county of Dorset. Administrative centre: Dorchester. Pop: 376 600 (2019 est). Area: 2531 sq km (977 sq miles)
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