Colchester

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UK/ˈkɒltʃɛstə/US/ˈkɔltʃɛstɚ/

proper noun

A city, local government district, and borough in Essex, England, the oldest town in England.

OriginOld English Colneċeaster →
Less commonScrabble 17
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city, local government district, and borough in Essex, England, the oldest town in England.
  2. A community in the town of Essex, Essex County, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A place in the United States:
    1. A town and census-designated place therein, in New London County, Connecticut.
    2. A city and township in McDonough County, Illinois.
    3. A town in Delaware County, New York.
    4. A town in Chittenden County, Vermont, named after the Earl of Colchester.
    5. An unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia.
  4. A town in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa.

Origin

  1. Old Englishceaster“a Roman town”
  2. Old EnglishColneċeaster
  3. EnglishColchester

From Old English Colneċeaster, equivalent to Colne (a Celtic-named river) + Old English ceaster (“a Roman town”).

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Translations

Arabic كولشيستر
  • كولشيسترtown in England
Bulgarian Ко́лчестър
  • Ко́лчестър (Kólčestăr)town in England
Chinese Cantonese 高車士打 /高车士打
  • 高車士打 /高车士打 (gou¹ ce¹ si⁶ daa²)town in England
Chinese Mandarin 科爾切斯特 /科尔切斯特
  • 科爾切斯特 /科尔切斯特 (Kē'ěrqièsītè)town in England
Danish Colchester
  • Colchestertown in England
Hebrew קולצ׳סטר
  • קולצ׳סטרtown in England
Japanese コルチェスター
  • コルチェスター (Koruchesutā)town in England
Korean 콜체스터
  • 콜체스터 (Kolcheseuteo)town in England
Latin Camulodūnum
  • Camulodūnumtown in England
Lithuanian Kolčesteris
  • Kolčesteristown in England
Persian کولچستر
  • کولچسترtown in England
Russian Ко́лчестер
  • Ко́лчестер (Kólčester)town in England
Ukrainian Ко́лчестер
  • Ко́лчестер (Kólčester)town in England
Urdu کولچسٹر
  • کولچسٹرtown in England
Cite this entry
APA

Colchester. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Colchester

MLA

“Colchester.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Colchester. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Colchester,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Colchester.

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