"Doncaster" meaning in English

See Doncaster in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈdɒnkæstəɹ/ [UK], /ˈdɒnkɑːstə/ [General-Australian] Forms: Doncasters [plural]
Etymology: The Romano-British name was Latin Dānum, from the common Celtic river name Proto-Celtic *Dānu << Proto-Indo-European *dʰenh₂-, + the Old English suffix ceaster (“town”), found in many placenames. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Dānum}} Latin Dānum, {{der|en|cel|-}} Celtic, {{der|en|cel-pro|*Dānu}} Proto-Celtic *Dānu, {{der|en|ine-pro|*dʰenh₂-}} Proto-Indo-European *dʰenh₂-, {{der|en|ang|-}} Old English Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Doncaster (countable and uncountable, plural Doncasters)
  1. A town and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Districts of England, Districts of South Yorkshire, England, Places in England, Places in South Yorkshire, England, Towns in England, Towns in South Yorkshire, England Translations (town in Yorkshire): 唐克斯特 (Tángkèsītè) (Chinese Mandarin), Dānum [neuter] (Latin)
    Sense id: en-Doncaster-en-name-eD7PfOLy Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 39 4 38 9 4 6 Disambiguation of 'town in Yorkshire': 45 7 17 14 3 15
  2. A Mohawk Native Reserve in the Laurentides region, Quebec, Canada. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Quebec
    Sense id: en-Doncaster-en-name-EZnIVMpH
  3. An unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Maryland, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Maryland, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States, Boroughs in England
    Sense id: en-Doncaster-en-name-io9DAjJl Disambiguation of Boroughs in England: 18 7 37 20 3 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 6 43 10 5 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 39 4 38 9 4 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 9 44 14 5 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 6 48 13 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 25 6 46 9 5 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 20 9 34 11 5 20
  4. An unincorporated community in Talbot County, Maryland. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Maryland, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Maryland, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Doncaster-en-name-97K~zUc3
  5. A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in Melbourne, Places in Victoria, Suburbs in Victoria
    Sense id: en-Doncaster-en-name-JMGz0gPZ
  6. A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Doncaster-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames

Inflected forms

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        "A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia."
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      "links": [
        [
          "suburb",
          "suburb"
        ],
        [
          "Melbourne",
          "Melbourne#English"
        ],
        [
          "Victoria",
          "Victoria#English"
        ],
        [
          "Australia",
          "Australia#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English surnames",
        "English surnames from Old English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A habitational surname from Old English."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "habitational",
          "habitational"
        ],
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɒnkæstəɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɒnkɑːstə/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Tángkèsītè",
      "sense": "town in Yorkshire",
      "word": "唐克斯特"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "town in Yorkshire",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Dānum"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Romano-British"
  ],
  "word": "Doncaster"
}

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