Towcester
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English Tofeceaster, the name of the Roman fort on the River Tove, from Tove + the Old English suffix ceaster (“town”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtəʊstə/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈtoʊstɚ/
- Rhymes: -əʊstə(ɹ)
- Homophone: toaster
Proper noun[edit]
Towcester
- A market town and civil parish with a town council in South Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP6948).
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