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Encyclopedia > Dorset (Disambiguation)

Dorset is a place name:

Dorset is an extinct culture that preceded the Inuit in Arctic North America. See Dorset culture. For other uses, see Dorset (disambiguation). ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... Dorset, Vermont Dorset is a town located in Bennington County, Vermont. ... Official language(s) None Capital Montpelier Largest city Burlington Area  Ranked 43rd  - Total 9,620 sq mi (24,923 km²)  - Width 80 miles (130 km)  - Length 160 miles (260 km)  - % water 3. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English Flower White trillium Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water    (% of total)  Ranked 4th 1... Categories: Stub ... Emblems: Flora - Tasmanian Blue Gum; Fauna - none Motto: Ubertas et Fidelitas (Fertility and Faithfulness) Slogan or Nickname: The Apple Isle Other Australian states and territories Capital Hobart Government Const. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Vancouver (pronounced ) is a Canadian city in the province of British Columbia. ... Inuit (Inuktitut syllabics: ᐃᓄᐃᑦ, singular Inuk / ᐃᓄᒃ) is a general term for a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic coasts of Siberia, Alaska, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec, Labrador and Greenland (see Eskimo). ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... The Dorset culture preceded the Inuit culture in Arctic North America. ...


Dorset is a breed of sheep, see Dorset sheep.


Naga Dorset pepper is the hottest chilie pepper known. Trinomial name Capsicum chinense Naga Dorset The Naga Dorset pepper (Capsicum chinense) is a variety of chile pepper grown in West Bexington, Dorset, England. ...


The term may also refer to any of the Earls of Dorset, Marquesses of Dorset, or Dukes of Dorset. The title Earl of Dorset has been created at least four times in the Peerage of England. ... The title Marquess of Dorset has been created three times in the Peerage of England. ... The title Earl of Dorset has been created at least four times in the Peerage of England. ...


Ray Dorset, a British guitarist, singer, songwriter and founder of the skiffle band Mungo Jerry Ray Dorset British guitarist and founder of the skiffle band Mungo Jerry. ...


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Dorset borders Devon to the west, Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north-east and Hampshire to the east.
In the 12th century civil war, Dorset was fortified with the construction of the defensive castles at Corfe Castle, Powerstock, Wareham and Shaftesbury, and the strengthening of the monasteries such as at Abbotsbury.
Dorset is famed in literature for being the native county of author and poet Thomas Hardy.
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