Dover

[doh-ver]

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noun

a seaport in eastern Kent, in southeastern England: point nearest the coast of France.
French Pas de Calais.��Strait of Dover. a strait between England and France, connecting the English Channel and the North Sea: least width 20 miles (32 kilometers).
a city in and the capital of Delaware, in the central part.
a city in southeastern New Hampshire.
a town in northern New Jersey.
a city in eastern Ohio.

Dover

/ ˈ��əʊ��ə /

noun

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)
French name: Pas de Calais.��a strait between SE England and N France, linking the English Channel with the North Sea. Width: about 32 km (20 miles)
a city in the US, the capital of Delaware, founded in 1683: 18th-century buildings. Pop: 32 808 (2003 est)

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The road to Dover, Delaware, is lined with barns and giant wheat fields and all the other signs of American abundance.

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But the minister later said he had been referring to what he had seen on a recent visit to Border Security Command in Dover.

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Cook is currently walking from Dover in Kent to Pilton in Somerset to raise money for environmental and humanitarian causes.

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Mrs Smith also includes Kearsney Abbey Gardens in Dover on her list.

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Despite the popularity of the song, Common People was beaten to number one by former Soldier Soldier actors Robson Green and Jerome Flynn and their rendition of Unchained Melody and White Cliffs of Dover.

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Dove prism Dover's powder

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