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Exeter.

A city and local government district, the county town of Devon, in south-west England (OS grid ref SX9292).

6 characters3 syllables approx.English language

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name/ˈɛksɪtɚ/General-American/ˈɛksɪtə/UK/ˈɛɡzɪtə/UK
  1. A city and local government district, the county town of Devon, in south-west England (OS grid ref SX9292).

  2. A village in Wingecarribee Shire, New South Wales, Australia.

  3. A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.

  4. A small town in West Tamar council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.

  5. A community in Huron County, Ontario, Canada.

  6. A number of places in the United States: A city in Tulare County, California.

  7. A number of places in the United States: A village in the town of Lebanon, Connecticut.

  8. A number of places in the United States: A village in Scott County, Illinois.

  9. A number of places in the United States: A town in Penobscot County, Maine.

  10. A number of places in the United States: A township in Monroe County, Michigan.

  11. A number of places in the United States: A city in Barry County, Missouri.

  12. A number of places in the United States: A village in Fillmore County, Nebraska.

  13. A number of places in the United States: A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.

  14. A number of places in the United States: A town in Otsego County, New York.

  15. A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Licking County, Ohio.

  16. A number of places in the United States: A township in Berks County, Pennsylvania.

  17. A number of places in the United States: A borough and township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

  18. A number of places in the United States: A township in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania.

  19. A number of places in the United States: A town in Washington County, Rhode Island.

  20. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community and coal town in Wise County, Virginia.

  21. A number of places in the United States: A town and unincorporated community therein, in Green County, Wisconsin.

  22. Ellipsis of Exeter College, Oxford.

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · informal
Where this word comes from

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

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