Dorchester

== English == === Etymology === Ultimately from Celtic *Durno-wāriā (Latin Durnovāria) + Old English ċeaster (“fort, Roman town”). The civil parish in New Brunswick and Ontario town are named in honour of colonial administrator Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester (1724–1808). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɔː(ɹ)ˌtʃɛstə(ɹ)/, /ˈdɔː(ɹ)tʃɪstə(ɹ)/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈdɔɹˌtʃɛstɚ/ === Proper noun === Dorchester A town and civil parish with a town council in Dorset, southern England, which is the county town (OS grid ref SY6990). A village and civil parish (served by Dorchester-on-Thames Parish Council) in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England, on the River Thames (OS grid ref SU5794). Synonym: Dorchester-on-Thames A civil parish and shire town in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. A town in Thames Centre municipality, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada. A number of places in the United States: A village and township in Macoupin County, Illinois. An unincorporated community in Waterloo Township, Allamakee County, Iowa. A neighbourhood of Boston, Massachusetts. A village in Saline County, Nebraska. A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire. A ghost town in what is now Dorchester County, South Carolina. A minor city in Grayson County, Texas. An unincorporated community and coal town in Wise County, Virginia. A village mostly in Clark County, Wisconsin. ==== Derived terms ==== Dorchester County Dorchester on Thames ==== Translations ==== === References ===