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Caister

Caister proper noun: a habitational surname from Old English. Also the ellipsis of Caister-on-Sea.

Proper noun

Caister (countable and uncountable, plural Caisters)

  1. A habitational surname from Old English.

Also used as

Caister is also the ellipsis of Caister-on-Sea.

Forms of Caister

pluralCaisters

Origin of Caister

From Old English ċeaster (“city, town”), a borrowing from Latin castrum (“camp”). Doublet of castrum and Chester.

Questions about Caister

What does Caister mean?
Caister means a habitational surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Caister?
Caister is a proper noun.

Words near Caister in the dictionary

  1. Caisse
  2. caisson
  3. caisson disease
  4. caissoned
  5. caissons
  6. Caister
  7. Caister-on-Sea
  8. Caisters
  9. Caistor St Edmund
  10. Cait
  11. Caithness

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