English Explanatory Dictionary

Winchester

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city in and the county town of Hampshire, England.
  2. A local government district with borough status in Hampshire; in full, the City of Winchester.
  3. Ellipsis of Winchester College, a prestigious public school in Winchester.
  4. Any of the towns named after it, including:
  5. A number of places in the United States:
  6. A census-designated place in Riverside County, California.
  7. A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
  8. A city, the county seat of Scott County, Illinois.
  9. A city in White River Township, the county seat of Randolph County, Indiana.
  10. An unincorporated community in Van Buren County, Iowa.
  11. A home rule city, the county seat of Clark County, Kentucky.
  12. A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
noun
  1. A Winchester rifle, typically a lever-action repeater.
  2. A bottle holding a Winchester quart.
  3. A hard disk.
  4. Out of ordinance.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɪnt͡ʃɛstə(ɹ)/ /ˈwɪnt͡ʃɪstə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Winchester.wav

Word forms

Winchester Winchesters

Etymology

From Middle English Wynchester, Winchestre, from Old English Wintanċeaster, from Latin Venta Belgārum (literally “Venta of the Belgae”), perhaps ultimately from Proto-Celtic *wentā (“town, place”), Proto-Indo-European *h₁wen- (“place (?)”) + Old English ċeaster, from Latin castra (“camp”). The bottle is named for the former customary units of the English city. The rifle is named after American businessman Oliver Winchester (1810–1880). The computer disk is named for the rifle.

Synonyms

Win Winchester disk

Related words

Wykehamist

Derived words

Deloraine-Winchester Winchester bushel Winchester disk Winchester fives Winchester football Winchester gallon Winchester game Winchester goose Winchester measure Winchester quart Winchester shirt Winchester syndrome Win

Translations

Arabic: وِنْشِسْتَر Armenian: Վինչեսթեր Azerbaijani: Uinçester Belarusian: Уінчэстэр Bulgarian: Уинчестър Chinese Mandarin: 温彻斯特 Wu Chinese: 温彻斯特 French: Vicêtre Middle French: Wincestre Old French: Guincestre West-Frisian: Winsjester Georgian: უინჩესტერი Hebrew: וינצ׳סטר Hindi: विंचेस्टर Japanese: ウィンチェスター Kannada: ವಿಂಚೆಸ್ಟರ್ Korean: 윈체스터 Latin: Venta Belgārum Latin: Wintonia Latvian: Vinčestera Lithuanian: Vinčesteris Macedonian: Ви́нчестер Marathi: विंचेस्टर Middle English: Wynchester Norman: Ouînchêtre Old English: Wintanċeastre Persian: وینچستر Russian: Винче́стер Telugu: వించెస్టర్ Thai: วินเชสเตอร์ Turkish: Winchester Ukrainian: Вінчестер Urdu: ونچیسٹر Welsh: Caerwynt
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