Gloucester
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English
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Etymology
Inherited from Middle English Glowchestre, from Old English Glēawċeaster, Glēaweċeaster, Glēawan ċeaster, from Latin Glēvum + Old English ċeaster. Recorded in the Domesday Book as Glowecestre.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡlɒstə/
- (US) enPR: gläsʹtər, IPA(key): /ˈɡlɑstɚ/
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Proper noun
Gloucester
- A city and local government district of Gloucestershire, England, on the river Severn, near the border with Wales.
- A district and former municipality in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
- A city in Massachusetts.
- A township in Camden County, New Jersey.
- A census-designated place in North Carolina.
- A town in New South Wales, Australia.
- A royal dukedom.
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Noun
Gloucester (countable and uncountable, plural Gloucesters)
- A traditional semi-hard cheese from Gloucestershire.
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References
- 2003, A. D. Mills, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford University Press, →ISBN