Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gloucestershire

/ˈɡlɑstɚʃaɪɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.26 in modern English

Syllables: glouces-ter-shire
IPA: /ˈɡlɑstɚʃaɪɹ/

21

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A south western county of England bordered by the Severn estuary, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Bristol and the Welsh county of Monmouthshire.

Example Sentences

"Professor Anne Goodenough, an applied ecologist at the University of Gloucestershire who led the research, said: ‘It appears murmuration has become the norm – a general way for the starlings to stay safe from predators.’"

Etymology

From Middle English Gloucestreschire; equivalent to Gloucester + -shire.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: Gloucestreschire
Suffix: Gloucester

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡlɑstɚʃaɪɹ/
British English: /ˈɡlɒstəʃə/

Inflected Forms

Glos (abbreviation)

Phrases

South Gloucestershire

Questions

How do you pronounce gloucestershire?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡlɑstɚʃaɪɹ/.
What does gloucestershire mean?: A south western county of England bordered by the Severn estuary, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Bristol and the Welsh county of Monmouthshire.
Where does gloucestershire come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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