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English
Etymology
From Old English Dofras, from Latin Dubris, from Brythonic Dubras (“the waters”), from Proto-Celtic *dubros (“water”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubrós (“dark”), from *dʰewb- (“deep”). Compare Tauber.
The village in Nova Scotia is likely named after the town in England.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Dover
- A town, a civil parish (with a town council) and major port in Kent, England, the closest point to France (OS grid ref TR3141). [1]
- A sea area between this port and France.
- A local government district in Kent, including this town and port.
- A neighbourhood of Abram, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD6001).
- A town in Tasmania, Australia.
- A neighborhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
- A town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. [From 1973]
- Synonyms: Shoal Bay (historical), Wellington (historical)
- A village in Nova Scotia, Canada.
- A neighborhood of Singapore.
- A number of places in the United States:
- The capital city of Delaware, and the county seat of Kent County.
- A town in Pope County, Arkansas.
- A census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida.
- An unincorporated community in Screven County, Georgia.
- A minor city in Bonner County, Idaho.
- A village in Bureau County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Dearborn County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Shawnee County, Kansas.
- A minor home rule city in Mason County, Kentucky.
- A former town in Piscataquis County, Maine, now Dover-Foxcroft, Maine.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
- A minor city in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
- A village in Lafayette County, Missouri.
- A city, the county seat of Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States.
- A town in Morris County, New Jersey.
- A town in Dutchess County, New York.
- A small town in Craven County, North Carolina.
- A city in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
- A small town in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma.
- A borough in York County, Pennsylvania.
- A small town, the county seat of Stewart County, Tennessee.
- A ghost town in Sanpete County, Utah.
- A town in Windham County, Vermont.
- An unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia.
- A small town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin.
- An unincorporated community in Price County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Racine County, Wisconsin.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Dover Township.
- A surname.
Derived terms
Translations
port in Kent, England
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References
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Dover.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Dover f
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- English terms derived from Brythonic languages
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- English 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:English/əʊvə(ɹ)
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- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Towns in Kent, England
- en:Towns in England
- en:Civil parishes of England
- en:Places in Kent, England
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- en:Districts of Kent, England
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- en:Neighbourhoods in Greater Manchester, England
- en:Places in Greater Manchester, England
- en:Towns in Tasmania
- en:Towns in Australia
- en:Places in Tasmania
- en:Places in Australia
- en:Neighbourhoods in Alberta
- en:Places in Calgary
- en:Places in Alberta
- en:Places in Canada
- en:Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
- en:Towns in Canada
- en:Places in Newfoundland and Labrador
- en:Villages in Nova Scotia
- en:Villages in Canada
- en:Places in Nova Scotia
- en:Neighbourhoods in Singapore
- en:Places in Singapore
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Cities in Delaware, USA
- en:Cities in the United States
- en:State capitals of the United States
- en:County seats of Delaware, USA
- en:Places in Delaware, USA
- en:Towns in Arkansas, USA
- en:Towns in the United States
- en:Places in Arkansas, USA
- en:Census-designated places in Florida, USA
- en:Census-designated places in the United States
- en:Places in Florida, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in Georgia, USA
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- en:Places in Georgia, USA
- en:Cities in Idaho, USA
- en:Places in Idaho, USA
- en:Villages in Illinois, USA
- en:Villages in the United States
- en:Places in Illinois, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in Indiana, USA
- en:Places in Indiana, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in Kansas, USA
- en:Places in Kansas, USA
- en:Cities in Kentucky, USA
- en:Places in Kentucky, USA
- en:Historical settlements
- en:Places in Maine, USA
- en:Towns in Massachusetts, USA
- en:Census-designated places in Massachusetts, USA
- en:Places in Massachusetts, USA
- en:Cities in Minnesota, USA
- en:Places in Minnesota, USA
- en:Villages in Missouri, USA
- en:Places in Missouri, USA
- en:Cities in New Hampshire, USA
- en:County seats of New Hampshire, USA
- en:Places in New Hampshire, USA
- en:Towns in New Jersey, USA
- en:Places in New Jersey, USA
- en:Towns in New York, USA
- en:Places in New York, USA
- en:Towns in North Carolina, USA
- en:Places in North Carolina, USA
- en:Cities in Ohio, USA
- en:Places in Ohio, USA
- en:Towns in Oklahoma, USA
- en:Places in Oklahoma, USA
- en:Boroughs in Pennsylvania, USA
- en:Places in Pennsylvania, USA
- en:Towns in Tennessee, USA
- en:County seats of Tennessee, USA
- en:Places in Tennessee, USA
- en:Ghost towns in Utah, USA
- en:Places in Utah, USA
- en:Towns in Vermont, USA
- en:Places in Vermont, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in Virginia, USA
- en:Places in Virginia, USA
- en:Towns in Wisconsin, USA
- en:Places in Wisconsin, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin, USA
- en:Townships
- English surnames
- en:Boroughs in England
- Portuguese terms borrowed from English
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- Portuguese 2-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Portuguese feminine nouns
- pt:Cities in Kent, England
- pt:Cities in England
- pt:Places in Kent, England
- pt:Places in England