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Colchester.

A city, local government district, and borough in Essex, England, the oldest town in England.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈkɒltʃɛstə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɔltʃɛstɚ/General-American
  1. A city, local government district, and borough in Essex, England, the oldest town in England.

  2. A community in the town of Essex, Essex County, Ontario, Canada.

  3. A place in the United States: A town and census-designated place therein, in New London County, Connecticut.

  4. A place in the United States: A city and township in McDonough County, Illinois.

  5. A place in the United States: A town in Delaware County, New York.

  6. A place in the United States: A town in Chittenden County, Vermont, named after the Earl of Colchester.

  7. A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia.

  8. A town in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa.

Where this word comes from

From Old English Colneċeaster, equivalent to Colne (a Celtic-named river) + Old English ceaster (“a Roman town”).

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