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Doncaster

UK/ˈdɒŋkəstə/

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Yorkshire/dɒnˈkastə/

Doncaster proper noun: a city and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5703).

Proper noun

Doncaster (countable and uncountable, plural Doncasters)

  1. A city and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5703).
  2. A Mohawk Native Reserve in the Laurentides region, Quebec, Canada.
  3. An unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Talbot County, Maryland.
  5. A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  6. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Doncaster

pluralDoncasters

Origin of Doncaster

The Romano-British name was Latin Dānum, from the common Celtic river name Proto-Celtic *Dānu << Proto-Indo-European *dʰenh₂-, + the Old English suffix ceaster (“town”), found in many placenames.

Words formed from Doncaster

Questions about Doncaster

What does Doncaster mean?
Doncaster means a city and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5703).
What part of speech is Doncaster?
Doncaster is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Doncaster?
Doncaster is pronounced /ˈdɒŋkəstə/ (UK).

Words near Doncaster in the dictionary

  1. Donbas
  2. Donbass
  3. Donboli
  4. donburi
  5. donburis
  6. Doncaster
  7. Doncaster East
  8. Doncasters
  9. Donceel
  10. doncella
  11. doncellas

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