1. UK (England): '(Roman) Town on the (River) Exe' from ceaster and a Celtic river name. It was originally named Isca Dumnoniorum by the Romans after the Dumnonii tribe, with Isca being the river name and meaning 'the water'.
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noun · a city in Devonshire, in southwestern England: known for its cathedral. · a town in southeastern New Hampshire.
Exeter in British English (ˈɛksɪtə ) noun. a city in SW England, administrative centre of Devon; university (1955).
The modern name of Exeter is a development of the Old English Escanceaster, from the anglicised form of the river now known as the Exe and the Old English ...
/ˈeksɪtə(r)/ /ˈeksɪtər/ a city in south-west England. It is the administrative centre of the county of Devon.
Exeter definition: A city in Devon, south west England..
Ex·e·ter ... A borough of southwest England northeast of Plymouth. It has been important since Roman times because of its strategic location.
May 24, 2023 · "the water" + Old English ceaster "Roman town" (see Chester). See origin and meaning of exeter.
Apr 6, 2020 · I thought it referred to the Exeter Book, a collection of Old English poetry, but that is just a guess, based on the somewhat mystical stories in it.
When the Romans arrived in 49AD, the local Celtic name for Exeter was Caerwysc, meaning 'the fortified town on the Exe'.
