English Explanatory Dictionary

Gloucester

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈɡlɒs.tə/ En-uk-Gloucester.ogg /ˈɡlɔs.tɚ/ gläsʹtər /ˈɡlɑ.stɚ/ /ˈɡlɔs.tə/

Word forms

Gloucester Glocester Gloster Glos'ter Gloucesters

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.

Related words

Glocester

Derived words

Gloucester County Gloucester Courthouse Gloucestershire Gloucester Tops New Gloucester double Gloucester single Gloucester

Translations

Armenian: Գլոստեր Bengali: গ্লাউস্তের Georgian: გლოსტერი Gujarati: ગ્લુસ્ટર Hindi: ग्लॉस्टर Japanese: グロスター Kannada: ಗ್ಲೌಸ್ಟರ್ Korean: 글로스터 Lao: ກລອສເຕີຣ໌ Latin: Glēvum Macedonian: Глостер Marathi: ग्लॉस्टर Old English: Gleawċeastre Russian: Глостер Sinhalese: ග්ලූස්ටර් Tamil: குளோஸ்டர் Telugu: గ్లౌస్తర్ Thai: กลอสเตอร์ Urdu: گلوسٹر Welsh: Caerloyw
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