Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

doncaster

/ˈdɒnkɑːstə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: don-cast-er
IPA: /ˈdɒnkɑːstə/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5703).

Countable; Uncountable

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A Mohawk Native Reserve in the Laurentides region, Quebec, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

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An unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Talbot County, Maryland.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

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.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Dānum, -, *Dānu, *dʰenh₂-

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdɒnkɑːstə/
British English: /ˈdɒŋkəstə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Doncasters (plural)

Phrases

Doncaster East

Questions

How do you pronounce doncaster?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɒnkɑːstə/.
What does doncaster mean?: A city and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5703).
Where does doncaster come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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