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Dover in British English
(ˈdəʊvə)
noun
1.
a port in SE England, in E Kent on the Strait of Dover: the only one of the Cinque Ports that is still important; a stronghold since ancient times and Caesar's first point of attack in the invasion of Britain (55 bc). Pop: 34 087 (2001)
2. Strait of Dover
3.
a city in the US, the capital of Delaware, founded in 1683: 18th-century buildings. Pop: 32 808 (2003 est)
Dover in American English
(ˈdoʊvər)
1.
seaport in Kent, SE England, on the Strait of Dover: county district pop. 103,000
2.
capital of Del., in the central part: pop. 32,000
3.
Strait ofstrait between France and England, joining the North Sea and the English Channel: narrowest point, 21 mi (34 km)
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