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Gloucester

proper noun

  1. place name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɡlɒs.tə/ / /ˈɡlɔs.tɚ/ / /ˈɡlɑ.stɚ/

name

Etymology: Inherited from Middle English Glowchestre, from Old English Glēawċeaster, Glēaweċeaster, Glēawanċeaster, from Latin Glēvum + Old English ċeaster. Recorded in the Domesday Book as Glowecestre.

  1. A cathedral city and local government district of Gloucestershire, England, on the river Severn, near the border with Wales.
  2. A district and former municipality in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A city in Essex County, Massachusetts.
  4. A township in Camden County, New Jersey.
  5. A census-designated place in North Carolina.
  6. A town in New South Wales, Australia.
  7. A royal dukedom.

noun

Etymology: Inherited from Middle English Glowchestre, from Old English Glēawċeaster, Glēaweċeaster, Glēawanċeaster, from Latin Glēvum + Old English ċeaster. Recorded in the Domesday Book as Glowecestre.

  1. A traditional semi-hard cheese from Gloucestershire.
  2. Short for Gloucester Old Spots