Exeter

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US/ˈɛksɪtɚ/UK/ˈɛksɪtə/UK/ˈɛɡzɪtə/

proper noun

A city and local government district, the county town of Devon, in south-west England (OS grid ref SX9292).

OriginMiddle English Excestre ← Old English Exanceaster →
CommonScrabble 13
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city and local government district, the county town of Devon, in south-west England (OS grid ref SX9292).
  2. A village in Wingecarribee Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
  3. A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.
  4. A small town in West Tamar council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.
  5. A community in Huron County, Ontario, Canada.
  6. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A city in Tulare County, California.
    2. A village in the town of Lebanon, Connecticut.
    3. A village in Scott County, Illinois.
    4. A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
    5. A township in Monroe County, Michigan.
    6. A city in Barry County, Missouri.
    7. A village in Fillmore County, Nebraska.
    8. A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
    9. A town in Otsego County, New York.
    10. A ghost town in Licking County, Ohio.
    11. A township in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
    12. A borough and township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
    13. A township in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania.
    14. A town in Washington County, Rhode Island.
    15. An unincorporated community and coal town in Wise County, Virginia.
    16. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Green County, Wisconsin.
  7. abbreviationellipsisinformalOxford UniversityEllipsis of Exeter College, Oxford.

Origin

  1. Old EnglishExanceaster
  2. Middle EnglishExcestre
  3. EnglishExeter

From Middle English Excestre, from Old English Exanceaster: Ex (“the river Exe”) + ċeaster (“fortified town”), 'the Roman city of Isca'.

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Translations

Arabic إكستر
  • إكسترcity
Bulgarian Ексетър
  • Ексетър (Eksetăr)city
Chinese Mandarin 埃克塞特
  • 埃克塞特 (Āikèsāitè)city
Greek Έξετερ
  • Έξετερ (Éxeter)city
Japanese エクセター
  • エクセター (Ekusetā)city
Korean 엑서터
  • 엑서터 (Ekseoteo)city
Latin Isca, Isca Dumnōniōrum
  • Iscacity
  • Isca Dumnōniōrumcity
  • Exōniacity
Latvian Eksetera
  • Ekseteracity
Lithuanian Ekseteris
  • Ekseteriscity
Persian اکستر
  • اکستر (ekseter)city
Russian Э́ксетер
  • Э́ксетер (Ékseter)city
Ukrainian Е́ксетер
  • Е́ксетер (Ékseter)city
Welsh Caerwysg
  • Caerwysgcity

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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