DORSET


Meaning of DORSET in English

I. ˈdȯr-sət noun

Date: 1891

: any of a breed of domestic white-faced sheep originally developed in Dorset, England

II. biographical name

1st Earl of — see Thomas Sackville

III. ˈdȯr-sət geographical name

or Dor·set·shire -ˌshir, -shər

county S England capital Dorchester area 1062 square miles (2750 square kilometers ), population 645,200

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.