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gloucester

/ˈɡlɔs.tɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.53 in modern English

Syllables
glouces-ter
IPA
/ˈɡlɔs.tɚ/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A cathedral city and local government district of Gloucestershire, England, on the river Severn, near the border with Wales.

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A district and former municipality in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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A city in Essex County, Massachusetts.

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A township in Camden County, New Jersey.

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A census-designated place in North Carolina.

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A town in New South Wales, Australia.

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A royal dukedom.

noun

A traditional semi-hard cheese from Gloucestershire.

Countable; Uncountable

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Glowchestre, Glēawċeaster, Glēvum, ċeaster

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɡlɔs.tɚ/
  • British English: /ˈɡlɒs.tə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Glocester (alternative, obsolete) Gloster (alternative, obsolete) Glos'ter (alternative, obsolete) Gloucesters (plural)

Derived Forms

Gloucestershire

Phrases

Gloucester City Gloucester County Gloucester Courthouse Gloucester Tops New Gloucester double Gloucester single Gloucester

Frequently Paired Words

Glocester

Rhymes With

foster roster oster koster zoster gloster doster boster

Questions

How do you pronounce gloucester?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡlɔs.tɚ/.
What does gloucester mean?
A cathedral city and local government district of Gloucestershire, England, on the river Severn, near the border with Wales.
Where does gloucester come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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