English Explanatory Dictionary

Worcester

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city and local government district with borough status in and the county town of Worcestershire, England.
  2. A place in the United States:
  3. A city, the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  4. An unincorporated community in Audrain County, Missouri.
  5. A town and census-designated place therein, in Otsego County, New York.
  6. A township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
  7. A town and census-designated place therein, in Washington County, Vermont.
  8. A town in Price County, Wisconsin.
  9. A town in Limpopo province, South Africa.
  10. A town in the Western Cape province, South Africa.
  11. Ellipsis of Worcester College, Oxford.
noun
  1. Ellipsis of Worcester sauce.

Pronunciation

/ˈwʊstə/ En-worcester.ogg /ˈwʊstɚ/ /ˈwɪstɚ/ En-us-Worcester.ogg Worcester Pronunciation.ogg

Word forms

Worcester

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Wirchestre, Wirechestre, from Old English Weogornaċeaster (“Roman fort of the Weogoran”).

Derived words

Hereford and Worcester Wooster Worcester County Worcester Park Worcester sauce Worcestershire
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