Dorset

== English == === Etymology === From the county town of Dorchester. The Old English name was Dornwaraceaster, composed of the British Latin name Durnovaria and the common suffix -ceaster; the word was eventually reduced to Dornsǣte, Dorsǣte, a reduction of the original name + the suffix -sǣte (“people, dwellers”), whence Middle English Dorsete. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdɔː.sɪt/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)sɪt === Proper noun === Dorset A maritime county of England, bounded by Somerset, Wiltshire, Hampshire, Devon and the English Channel. A unitary authority of England, which includes all of the traditional county except Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, a separate unitary authority. A place name elsewhere: A local government area in north-east Tasmania, Australia. A community in Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada. An unincorporated community in Henrietta Township, Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States, named after Dorset, Vermont. A town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States, named after the English county. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === Doster, Droste, Strode, doters, rodest, sorted, stored, strode, torsed == Middle English == === Proper noun === Dorset alternative form of Dorsete