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Colchester
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English
City of +
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Etymology
From en ang Colneċeaster, equivalent to Colne (a Celtic-named river) + en ang ceaster a Roman town.
Pronunciation
en /ˈkɒltʃɛstə/ RP
en En-uk-Colchester.ogg UK
en /ˈkɔltʃɛstɚ/ GA
Proper noun
en city/lgdist/and/borough in co/Essex cc/England the oldest town in England.District map, Essex
en community in the town:pref/Essex co/Essex County p/Ontario c/Canada.
en place c/USA:
en town/and/CDP therein, in co/New London County s/Connecticut. TopoZone: Colchester, Connecticut
en city/and/twp co/McDonough County s/Illinois.
en town co/Delaware County s/New York.
en town co/Chittenden County s/Vermont, named after the Earl of Colchester. TopoZone: Colchester, Vermont
en ucomm co/Fairfax County s/Virginia.
en town p:suf/Eastern Cape c/South Africa.
Derived terms
en Colchester County
Related terms
en Colcestrian
Translations
town in England
Arabic: ar كولشيستر
Armenian: hy Կոլչեստր
Bulgarian: bg Ко́лчестър
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 高車士打
Mandarin: cmn 科爾切斯特 Kē'ěrqièsītè
Danish: da Colchester
Hebrew: he קולצ׳סטר
Japanese: ja コルチェスター Koruchesutā
Korean: ko ^콜체스터
Latin: la Camulodūnum n
Lithuanian: lt Kolčesteris m
Macedonian: mk Ко́лчестер m
Old English: ang Colneċeaster f
Persian: fa کولچستر
Russian: ru Ко́лчестер m
Ukrainian: uk Ко́лчестер m
Urdu: ur کولچسٹر
References
Anagrams
en cceehlorst cerecloths