Dover

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Etymology

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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.

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Dover

  1. A town, a civil parish (with a town council) and major port in Kent, England, the closest point to France (OS grid ref TR3141). [1]
  2. A sea area between this port and France.
  3. A local government district in Kent, including this town and port.
  4. A neighbourhood of Abram, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD6001).
  5. A town in Tasmania, Australia.
  6. A neighborhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
  7. A town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. [From 1973]
    Synonyms: Shoal Bay (historical), Wellington (historical)
  8. A village in Nova Scotia, Canada.
  9. A neighborhood of Singapore.
  10. A number of places in the United States:
    1. The capital city of Delaware, and the county seat of Kent County.
    2. A town in Pope County, Arkansas.
    3. A census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida.
    4. An unincorporated community in Screven County, Georgia.
    5. A minor city in Bonner County, Idaho.
    6. A village in Bureau County, Illinois.
    7. An unincorporated community in Dearborn County, Indiana.
    8. An unincorporated community in Shawnee County, Kansas.
    9. A minor home rule city in Mason County, Kentucky.
    10. A former town in Piscataquis County, Maine, now Dover-Foxcroft, Maine.
    11. A town and census-designated place therein, in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
    12. A minor city in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
    13. A village in Lafayette County, Missouri.
    14. A city, the county seat of Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States.
    15. A town in Morris County, New Jersey.
    16. A town in Dutchess County, New York.
    17. A small town in Craven County, North Carolina.
    18. A city in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
    19. A small town in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma.
    20. A borough in York County, Pennsylvania.
    21. A small town, the county seat of Stewart County, Tennessee.
    22. A ghost town in Sanpete County, Utah.
    23. A town in Windham County, Vermont.
    24. An unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia.
    25. A small town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin.
    26. An unincorporated community in Price County, Wisconsin.
    27. A town in Racine County, Wisconsin.
    28. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Dover Township.
  11. A surname.

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Unadapted borrowing from English Dover.

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Dover f

  1. Dover (a city in Kent, England)