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Doncaster.

A city and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5703).

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈdɒŋkəstə/Received-Pronunciation/dɒnˈkastə/Yorkshire/ˈdɒnkɑːstə/Australia
  1. A city and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5703).

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  2. A Mohawk Native Reserve in the Laurentides region, Quebec, Canada.

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  3. An unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland, United States.

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  4. An unincorporated community in Talbot County, Maryland.

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  5. A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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  6. A habitational surname from Old English.

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Where this word comes from

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.

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