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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Dor•set (dôr′sit),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical 1st Earl of. See Sackville, Thomas.
- Place NamesDorsetshire.
Dor•set (dôr′sit),USA pronunciation n. - Archaeologyan Eskimo culture that flourished from a.d. 100–1000 in the central and eastern regions of arctic North America.
- after Cape Dorset in northern Canada
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Dorset /ˈdɔːsɪt/ n - a county in SW England, on the English Channel: mainly hilly but low-lying in the east: the geographical and ceremonial county includes Bournemouth and Poole, which became independent unitary authorities in 1997. Administrative centre: Dorchester. Pop (excluding unitary authorities): 398 200 (2003 est). Area (excluding unitary authorities): 2544 sq km (982 sq miles)
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