Exeter

[ ek-si-ter ]

/ ˈɛk sɪ tər /

a city in Devonshire, in SW England: cathedral.

a town in SE New Hampshire.

Example sentences from the Web for exeter

Vis-a-vis writing, Exeter was the place I got interested in writing.

Chang-rae Lee: How I Write |Noah Charney |January 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
That evening, Paul spoke to a full house at the Exeter Town Hall.

Ron Paul: Cult Hero or Legitimate Contender? |Michelle Cottle |December 28, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
“It was this mundane, competitive narcissism,” the Exeter classmate says.

The Truth Behind 'The Social Network' |Rebecca Davis O'Brien |September 8, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
At Exeter, for example, Zuckerberg kept finding ways to evade firewalls and sites that were blocked.

The Truth Behind 'The Social Network' |Rebecca Davis O'Brien |September 8, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

Being accepted into Exeter allowed me to escape my violent, crack-ridden neighborhood in Brooklyn.

How I Went From Prep School to Prison |John Forté |February 17, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
During the Civil War, Exeter was twice besieged, but on neither occasion so rigorously as in 1549.

Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts |Rosalind Northcote
The first of the line of these Kings was one Peter, the son of an Exeter grocer.

Highways and Byways in Surrey |Eric Parker
For instance, in 1447 they were conceded at Exeter, and at Worcester in 1462.

Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester |G. H. Palmer
But after he said, ‘Well, you are in Exeter, but say not unto any that I told it you.’

Robin Tremayne |Emily Sarah Holt
On hearing of this disaster the vikings in Exeter surrendered the place on being granted a free departure.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 |Various

Exeter

/ (ˈɛksɪtə) /

a city in SW England, administrative centre of Devon; university (1955). Pop: 106 772 (2001)