Dorchester

[ dawr-ches-ter, -chuh-ster ]

noun

1. a town in S Dorsetshire, in S England, on the Frome River: named Casterbridge in Thomas Hardy's novels.

Dorchester

/ ˈdɔːtʃɪstə /

noun

1. a town in S England, administrative centre of Dorset: associated with Thomas Hardy, esp as the Casterbridge of his novels. Pop: 16 171 (2001) Latin nameDurnovariaˌdjʊənəʊˈveɪrɪə

Example Sentences

Lewis sued the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office over his arrest in 2021.

From Seattle Times

He developed such skills in part from a career in hospitality that has included jobs on the Queen Elizabeth 2 ocean liner and at ritzy London hotels like the Dorchester and Claridge’s and restaurants like the Ivy.

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Ficker led Hogan in some of the counties Hogan lost in his successful 2014 primary bid for governor, such as Somerset, Dorchester and Garrett but not by nearly enough to offset Hogan’s leads elsewhere in the state.

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In Boston, 81 community investors raised $142,500 to start construction in 2022 on a vacant lot on Dorchester Avenue for a five-story building that consisted of 29 affordable apartments and a bookstore on the ground floor.

From New York Times

Academy officials thanked longtime supporter Rolex and the Dorchester Collection, which manages hotels owned by Dorchester Group Ltd., a subsidiary of Brunei’s sovereign wealth fund, Brunei Investment Agency.

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