Gloucester County

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English

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Etymology

The county in New Brunswick is named in honour of Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776 - 1857).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡlɒs.tɚ ˈkaʊn.ti/
  • Hyphenation: Glouces‧ter Coun‧ty
  • Rhymes: -aʊnti

Proper noun

Gloucester County

  1. One of 21 counties in New Jersey, United States. County seat: Woodbury. Named after Gloucester and Gloucestershire in England.
  2. One of 95 counties in Virginia, United States. County seat: Gloucester Courthouse. Named after Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester.
  3. A county of New Brunswick, Canada.

Descendants

  • → French: Comté de Gloucester (calque)
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