"Colchester" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈkɒl.tʃɛs.tə/ [UK] Audio: En-uk-Colchester.ogg [UK]
Etymology: From Colne (a Celtic-named river) + Old English ceaster (“a Roman town”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|ceaster||a Roman town}} Old English ceaster (“a Roman town”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Colchester
  1. A town and borough of Essex, England (the oldest town in England). Wikipedia link: Borough of Colchester, Colchester Categories (place): Boroughs in England, Districts of England, Districts of Essex, England, Places in England, Places in Essex, England, Towns in England, Towns in Essex, England Derived forms: Colchester County Related terms: Colcestrian Translations (town in England): كولشيستر (Arabic), Կոլչեստր (Kolčʻestr) (Armenian), Ко́лчестър (Kólčestǎr) (Bulgarian), 高車士打 (Chinese Cantonese), 高车士打 (gou¹ ce¹ si⁶ daa²) (Chinese Cantonese), 科尔切斯特 (Chinese Mandarin), Colchester (Danish), קולצ׳סטר (Hebrew), コルチェスター (Koruchesutā) (Japanese), 콜체스터 (Kolcheseuteo) (Korean), Camulodūnum [neuter] (Latin), Kolčesteris [masculine] (Lithuanian), Ко́лчестер (Kólčester) [masculine] (Macedonian), Colneċeaster [feminine] (Old English), کولچستر (Persian), Ко́лчестер (Kólčester) [masculine] (Russian), Ко́лчестер (Kólčester) [masculine] (Ukrainian), کولچسٹر (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-Colchester-en-name-PxHKy3Or Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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