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Dover

[ doh-ver ]

noun

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


Dover

/ ˈ»åəʊ±¹É™ /

noun

  1. 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)
  2. Strait of Dover
    a strait between SE England and N France, linking the English Channel with the North Sea. Width: about 32 km (20 miles) French namePas de Calais
  3. a city in the US, the capital of Delaware, founded in 1683: 18th-century buildings. Pop: 32 808 (2003 est)
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Ms Dover, who has been headteacher at the school for two years, said WhatsApp groups were "another way that bullying can happen".

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If you are in the Outer Hebrides, for example, you'll see up to 47% of the Sun obscured, while Dover in southeast England will only see about 28% of it covered.

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Jack Davison, the former chair of the Dover and Deal branch, said in attempting to professionalise, the party was adopting the "very traits of the establishment it sought to challenge".

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The Royal Navy said its operation began on Sunday after tanker Tidesurge had monitored the destroyer in the North Sea and through the Strait of Dover.

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Head of the Albanian Border and Migration Police, Saimir Boshnjaku, said: "Albanian law enforcement officers have been deployed in the UK, especially in Dover, to support the British authorities".

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