Towcester
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English Tofeceaster, the name of the Roman fort on the River Tove, from Tove + the Old English suffix ceaster (“town”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtəʊstə/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈtoʊstɚ/
- Rhymes: -əʊstə(ɹ)
- Homophone: toaster
Proper noun
[edit]Towcester
- A market town and civil parish with a town council in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in South Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP6948).
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- en:Towns in Northamptonshire, England
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