Rochester

//ˈɹɒt͡ʃɪstə// name

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Definitions

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  1. 1
    A town in the Shire of Campaspe, northern Victoria, Australia
  2. 2
    A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.
  3. 3
    A town and historic city in Medway borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7468).
  4. 4
    A small village and civil parish (served by Rochester with Byrness Parish Council) in Northumberland, England.The north of the parish borders onto Scotland (OS grid ref NY8398).
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Sangamon County, Illinois.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Fulton County, Indiana.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A township and census-designated place therein, in Cedar County, Iowa.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A tiny home rule city in Butler County, Kentucky.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Oakland County, Michigan; a suburb of Detroit.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; A large city, the county seat of Olmsted County, Minnesota.
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Andrew County, Missouri.
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Pershing County, Nevada.
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Strafford County, New Hampshire.
  10. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; A large city, the county seat of Monroe County, New York.
  11. 16
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Ulster County, New York.
  12. 17
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Lorain County, Ohio.
  13. 18
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Noble County, Ohio.
  14. 19
    A number of places in the United States:; A borough of Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
  15. 20
    A number of places in the United States:; A small town in Haskell County, Texas.
  16. 21
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Windsor County, Vermont.
  17. 22
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Thurston County, Washington.
  18. 23
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Racine County, Wisconsin.
  19. 24
    A British surname.

Example

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"A Rochester, New York, bakery has come up with the ultimate comfort food — a doughnut bearing the likeness of Dr. Anthony Fauci."

Etymology

From Middle English Rovescester, from Old English Hrofesċeaster (literally “Hrofi's fortified camp”).

Related phrases

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