Dorset
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.Dor·set
noun \ˈdȯr-sət\Definition of DORSET
: any of a breed of domestic white-faced sheep originally developed in Dorset, England
First Known Use of DORSET
1891
Dor·set
geographical name \ˈdȯr-sət\Definition of DORSET
county S England ∗ Dorchester area 1062 square miles (2750 square kilometers), pop 645,200
Variants of DORSET
Dor·set or Dor·set·shire \-ˌshir, -shər\
Dorset
noun (Concise Encyclopedia)Administrative (pop., 2001: 390,986), geographic, and historic county, southwestern England. It is located on the English Channel; its county seat is Dorchester. Prehistoric peoples were active in the area and left abundant monuments dating from the Neolithic Period, Bronze Age, and Iron Age, including Maiden Castle, a huge earthworks just outside Dorchester. The area subsequently became part of the West Saxon kingdom. As Wessex, it appears in the writings of Thomas Hardy.
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