Exeter
A city and local government district, the county town of Devon, in south-west England (OS grid ref SX9292).
Proper noun
- A city and local government district, the county town of Devon, in south-west England (OS grid ref SX9292).
- A village in Wingecarribee Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
- A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.
- A small town in West Tamar council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.
- A community in Huron County, Ontario, Canada.
- A number of places in the United States:
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A city in Tulare County, California.
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A village in the town of Lebanon, Connecticut.
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A village in Scott County, Illinois.
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A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
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A township in Monroe County, Michigan.
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A city in Barry County, Missouri.
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A village in Fillmore County, Nebraska.
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A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
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A town in Otsego County, New York.
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A ghost town in Licking County, Ohio.
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A township in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
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A borough and township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
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A township in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania.
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A town in Washington County, Rhode Island.
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An unincorporated community and coal town in Wise County, Virginia.
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A town and unincorporated community therein, in Green County, Wisconsin.
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- Ellipsis of Exeter College, Oxford.
Origin
From Middle English Excestre, from Old English Exanceaster: Ex (“the river Exe”) + ċeaster (“fortified town”), 'the Roman city of Isca'.