Aldershot

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/ˈɔːldə(ɹ)ˌʃɒt//ˈɒldə(ɹ)ˌʃɒt/

proper noun

A town in Rushmoor borough, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU8650).

OriginOld English alor →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in Rushmoor borough, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU8650).

    In Manchester and in Aldershot in Hampshire, asylum seeker accommodation was targeted by demonstrators carrying placards that read “deport them, don’t support them” and “no apartments for illegals”.

    2024 August 1, Josh Halliday, Neha Gohil, “Police in England urged to protect mosques as far right plans more rallies”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 24 Aug 2024

Origin

  1. Old Englishalor“alder”
  2. EnglishAldershot

From Old English alor (“alder”) + sceat (“corner”).

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Translations

Lithuanian Olderšotas
  • Olderšotastown in Hampshire
Cite this entry
APA

Aldershot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aldershot

MLA

“Aldershot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aldershot. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Aldershot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aldershot.

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