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Exeter

/ˈɛksɪtɚ/ · name

Meaning

  1. A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.
  2. A city and local government district, the county town of Devon, in south-west England (OS grid ref SX9292).
  3. A number of places in the United States:
  4. A small town in West Tamar council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.
  5. A village in Wingecarribee Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
  6. A village in the town of Lebanon, Connecticut.
  7. A community in Huron County, Ontario, Canada.
  8. A city in Tulare County, California.

Etymology / origin

From Middle English Excestre, from Old English Exanceaster: Ex (“the river Exe”) + ċeaster (“fortified town”), 'the Roman city of Isca'.

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