Dorset

D2O1R1S1E1T1
UK/ˈdɔː.sɪt/

proper noun

A maritime county of England, bounded by Somerset, Wiltshire, Hampshire, Devon and the English Channel.

OriginMiddle English Dorsete →
CommonScrabble 7
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A maritime county of England, bounded by Somerset, Wiltshire, Hampshire, Devon and the English Channel.
  2. A unitary authority of England, which includes all of the traditional county except Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, a separate unitary authority.
  3. A place name elsewhere:
    1. A local government area in north-east Tasmania, Australia.
    2. A community in Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.
    3. An unincorporated community in Henrietta Township, Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States.
    4. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States, named after Dorset, Vermont.
    5. A town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States, named after the English county.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
highcliffe-on-sea

Origin

  1. Middle EnglishDorsete
  2. EnglishDorset

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.

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Translations

Arabic دورست
  • دورستcounty of England
French Dorset
  • Dorsetcounty of England
Japanese ドーセット
  • ドーセット (dōsetto)county of England
Latin Dorsetia, Dorcestria
  • Dorsetiacounty of England
  • Dorcestriacounty of England
Polish Dorset
  • Dorsetcounty of England
Russian Дорсет
  • Дорсетcounty of England
Spanish Dorset
  • Dorsetcounty of England
Ukrainian Дорсет
  • Дорсетcounty of England

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Dorset

corsetdiaper corset
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Anagrams

sortedstrodeDosterDrosteSderottorsed
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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