Exeter.
A city and local government district, the county town of Devon, in south-west England (OS grid ref SX9292).
Meaning & usage
A city and local government district, the county town of Devon, in south-west England (OS grid ref SX9292).
A village in Wingecarribee Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.
A small town in West Tamar council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.
A community in Huron County, Ontario, Canada.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Tulare County, California.
A number of places in the United States: A village in the town of Lebanon, Connecticut.
A number of places in the United States: A village in Scott County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Monroe County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Barry County, Missouri.
A number of places in the United States: A village in Fillmore County, Nebraska.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Otsego County, New York.
A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Licking County, Ohio.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
A number of places in the United States: A borough and township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Washington County, Rhode Island.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community and coal town in Wise County, Virginia.
A number of places in the United States: A town and unincorporated community therein, in Green County, Wisconsin.
Ellipsis of Exeter College, Oxford.
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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