dover
/ˈdoʊ.vɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.57 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
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A town, civil parish (with a town council) and major port in Kent, England, the closest point to France (OS grid ref TR3141).
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A neighbourhood of Abram, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD6001).
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A town in Huon Valley council area, southern Tasmania, Australia.
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A neighborhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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A small fishing and lumber town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; formerly, Shoal Bay and Wellington.
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A village in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Etymology
From Old English Dofras, from Latin Dubris, from Brythonic Dubras (“the waters”), from Proto-Celtic *dubros (“water”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubrós (“dark”), from *dʰewb- (“deep”). Compare Tauber. The village in Nova Scotia is likely named after the town in England.
Origin
- Source language: Old English
Word Breakdown
- Root: Dofras, Dubris, -, *dubros, *dʰubrós
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈdoʊ.vɚ/
- British English: /ˈdəʊ.və/