Colchester

English

Etymology

From Old English Colneċeaster, equivalent to Colne (a Celtic-named river) + Old English ceaster (“a Roman town”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒltʃɛstə/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔltʃɛstɚ/

Proper noun

Colchester

1. A city, local government district, and borough in Essex, England, the oldest town in England.
2. A community in the town of Essex, Essex County, Ontario, Canada.
3. A place in the United States:
   1. A town and census-designated place therein, in New London County, Connecticut.
   2. A city and township in McDonough County, Illinois.
   3. A town in Delaware County, New York.
   4. A town in Chittenden County, Vermont, named after the Earl of Colchester.
   5. An unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia.
4. A town in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa.

Derived terms

• Colchester County

Related terms

• Colcestrian

Translations

town in England

• Arabic: كولشيستر
• Armenian: Կոլչեստր (Kolčʻestr)
• Bulgarian: Ко́лчестър (Kólčestǎr)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 高車士打 / 高车士打 (gou¹ ce¹ si⁶ daa²)

  Mandarin: 科爾切斯特 / 科尔切斯特 (Kē'ěrqièsītè)

• Danish: Colchester
• Hebrew: קולצ׳סטר
• Japanese: コルチェスター (Koruchesutā)
• Korean: 콜체스터 (Kolcheseuteo)
• Latin: Camulodūnum n
• Lithuanian: Kolčesteris m
• Macedonian: Ко́лчестер m (Kólčester)
• Old English: Colneċeaster f
• Persian: کولچستر
• Russian: Ко́лчестер m (Kólčester)
• Ukrainian: Ко́лчестер m (Kólčester)
• Urdu: کولچسٹر

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