Antonyms for
dover
A town, civil parish (with a town council) and major port in Kent, England, the closest point to France (OS grid ref TR3141).
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All Definitions for Dover

Below are all the dictionary definitions of dover:

1A town, civil parish (with a town council) and major port in Kent, England, the closest point to France (OS grid ref TR3141).
2The capital city of Delaware, and the county seat of Kent County.
3A local government district of Kent, including this town and port.
4A sea area between this port and France.
5A city, the county seat of Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States.
6A town in Huon Valley council area, southern Tasmania, Australia.
7A neighborhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
8A number of places in the United States:
9A neighbourhood of Abram, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD6001).
10A former town in Piscataquis County, Maine, now Dover-Foxcroft, Maine.
11A town and census-designated place therein, in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
12A town in Morris County, New Jersey.
13A town in Dutchess County, New York.
14A small fishing and lumber town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
15Formerly, Shoal Bay and Wellington.
16A village in Nova Scotia, Canada.
17A neighborhood of Singapore.
18A town and township in Pope County, Arkansas.
19A census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida.
20An unincorporated community in Screven County, Georgia.
21A minor city in Bonner County, Idaho.
22A village in Bureau County, Illinois.
23An unincorporated community in Dearborn County, Indiana.
24An unincorporated community in Shawnee County, Kansas.
25A minor home rule city in Mason County, Kentucky.
26A minor city in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
27A village in Lafayette County, Missouri.
28A small town in Craven County, North Carolina.
29A city in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
30A small town in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma.
31A borough in York County, Pennsylvania.
32A small town, the county seat of Stewart County, Tennessee.
33A ghost town in Sanpete County, Utah.
34A town in Windham County, Vermont.
35An unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia.
36A small town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin.
37An unincorporated community in Price County, Wisconsin.
38A town in Racine County, Wisconsin.
39A number of townships in the United States, listed under Dover Township.
40A surname.

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