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Gloucester en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡlɑ.stɚ/ (Canada, US)
  • (East, England, South) audio
  • /ˈɡlɒs.tə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • gläsʹtər (Canada, US)
  • /ˈɡlɔs.tə/ (Australia)
  • /ˈɡlɔs.tɚ/ (General-American)

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.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A traditional semi-hard cheese from Gloucestershire.
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable) Short for Gloucester Old Spots

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Glocester alternative, obsolete lexicographic
Gloucesters Number=Plur lexicographic
Glos'ter alternative, obsolete lexicographic
Gloster alternative, obsolete lexicographic

Deriveds

double Gloucester · single Gloucester

wikipedia: Domesday Book

Gloucester en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡlɑ.stɚ/ (Canada, US)
  • (East, England, South) audio
  • /ˈɡlɒs.tə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • gläsʹtər (Canada, US)
  • /ˈɡlɔs.tə/ (Australia)
  • /ˈɡlɔs.tɚ/ (General-American)

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.

Meanings

  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.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Glos'ter alternative, obsolete lexicographic
Gloster alternative, obsolete lexicographic
Glocester alternative, obsolete lexicographic

Deriveds

Gloucestershire · New Gloucester · Gloucester City · Gloucester County · Gloucester Courthouse · Gloucester Tops

Relateds

Glocester

Translations (20)

hy Գլոստեր (city) · si ග්ලූස්ටර් (city) · kn ಗ್ಲೌಸ್ಟರ್ (city) · ang Gleawċeastre (city) · ru Глостер (city) · ka გლოსტერი (city) · ta குளோஸ்டர் (city) · mr ग्लॉस्टर (city) · lo ກລອສເຕີຣ໌ (city) · la Glēvum (city) · ko 글로스터 (city) · mk Глостер (city) · hi ग्लॉस्टर (city) · th กลอสเตอร์ (city) · cy Caerloyw (city) · ur گلوسٹر (city) · bn গ্লাউস্তের (city) · gu ગ્લુસ્ટર (city) · ja グロスター (city) · te గ్లౌస్తర్ (city)

wikipedia: Domesday Book · wikipedia: Gloucester