Dorchester
Dor·ches·ter
D5354450 (dôr′chəs-tər, -chĕs-)Dorchester
(ˈdɔːtʃɪstə)Dor•ches•ter
(ˈdɔrˌtʃɛs tər, -tʃə stər)n.
单词 | dorchester |
释义 | DorchesterDor·ches·terD5354450 (dôr′chəs-tər, -chĕs-)Dorchester(ˈdɔːtʃɪstə)Dor•ches•ter(ˈdɔrˌtʃɛs tər, -tʃə stər)n. DorchesterDorchester,Mass.: see BostonBoston,city (1990 pop. 574,283), state capital and seat of Suffolk co., E Mass., on Boston Bay, an arm of Massachusetts Bay; inc. 1822. The city includes former neighboring towns—Roxbury, West Roxbury, Dorchester, Charlestown, Brighton, and Hyde Park—annexed in the ..... Click the link for more information. . Dorchester(dôr`chĭstər), town (1991 pop. 13,734), county seat of Dorset, S central England. Dorchester is a busy agricultural market, especially for sheep and lambs. Printing, leatherworking, brewing, and the manufacture of agricultural machinery are important industries. Nearby is Maiden Castle, a fortification originally built in prehistoric times. In Roman times, Dorchester was called Durnovaria; Maumbury Rings, another pre-Roman site, was used by the Romans as an amphitheater. Baron Jeffreys of Wem held his Bloody Assizes in the town in 1685. It was also the site of the 1834 trial of the "Tolpuddle Martyrs," important in the history of British trade unionism. Thomas HardyHardy, Thomas,1840–1928, English novelist and poet, b. near Dorchester, one of the great English writers of the 19th cent. The son of a stonemason, he derived a love of music from his father and a devotion to literature from his mother. ..... Click the link for more information. lived in Dorchester, which is the "Casterbridge" of his Wessex novels. Dorchester |
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