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Gloucester

//ˈɡlɒs.tə// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A cathedral city and local government district of Gloucestershire, England, on the river Severn, near the border with Wales.
  2. 2
    A district and former municipality in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
  3. 3
    A city in Massachusetts.
  4. 4
    A township in Camden County, New Jersey.
  5. 5
    A census-designated place in North Carolina.
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  1. 6
    A town in New South Wales, Australia.
  2. 7
    A royal dukedom.
Noun
  1. 1
    A traditional semi-hard cheese from Gloucestershire. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    Short for Gloucester Old Spots abbreviation, alt-of, countable

Etymology

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle English Glowchestre, from Old English Glēawċeaster, Glēaweċeaster, Glēawanċeaster, from Latin Glēvum + Old English ċeaster. Recorded in the Domesday Book as Glowecestre.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Middle English Glowchestre, from Old English Glēawċeaster, Glēaweċeaster, Glēawanċeaster, from Latin Glēvum + Old English ċeaster. Recorded in the Domesday Book as Glowecestre.

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