Dover.
A town, civil parish (with a town council) and major port in Kent, England, the closest point to France (OS grid ref TR3141).
Meaning & usage
A town, civil parish (with a town council) and major port in Kent, England, the closest point to France (OS grid ref TR3141).
A sea area between this port and France.
A local government district of Kent, including this town and port.
A neighbourhood of Abram, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD6001).
A town in Huon Valley council area, southern Tasmania, Australia.
A neighborhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
A small fishing and lumber town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; formerly, Shoal Bay and Wellington.
A village in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A neighborhood of Singapore.
A number of places in the United States: The capital city of Delaware, and the county seat of Kent County.
A number of places in the United States: A town and township in Pope County, Arkansas.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Screven County, Georgia.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Bonner County, Idaho.
A number of places in the United States: A village in Bureau County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Dearborn County, Indiana.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Shawnee County, Kansas.
A number of places in the United States: A minor home rule city in Mason County, Kentucky.
A number of places in the United States: A former town in Piscataquis County, Maine, now Dover-Foxcroft, Maine.
A number of places in the United States: A town and census-designated place therein, in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: A village in Lafayette County, Missouri.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Strafford County, New Hampshire.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Morris County, New Jersey.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Dutchess County, New York.
A number of places in the United States: A small town in Craven County, North Carolina.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
A number of places in the United States: A small town in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma.
A number of places in the United States: A borough in York County, Pennsylvania.
A number of places in the United States: A small town, the county seat of Stewart County, Tennessee.
A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Sanpete County, Utah.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Windham County, Vermont.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia.
A number of places in the United States: A small town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Price County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Racine County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Dover Township.
A surname.
Where this word comes from
From Old English Dofras, from Latin Dubris, from Brythonic Dubras (“the waters”), from Proto-Celtic *dubros (“water”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubrós (“dark”), from *dʰewb- (“deep”). Compare Tauber. The village in Nova Scotia is likely named after the town in England.
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