Worcester
/ˈwʊstə/ name, noun, slang
name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Ellipsis of Worcester sauce. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable
Proper Noun
- 1 A city and local government district with borough status in and the county town of Worcestershire, England.
"Our arrival at Worcester is heralded by the appearance of the city's cathedral tower, a solid square structure that's dominated the skyline since the 12th century."
- 2 A place in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts.
- 3 A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Audrain County, Missouri.
- 4 A place in the United States:; A town and census-designated place therein, in Otsego County, New York.
- 5 A place in the United States:; A township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
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- 6 A place in the United States:; A town and census-designated place therein, in Washington County, Vermont.
- 7 A place in the United States:; A town in Price County, Wisconsin.
- 8 A town in Limpopo province, South Africa.
- 9 A town in the Western Cape province, South Africa.
- 10 Ellipsis of Worcester College, Oxford. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal
Example
More examples"Our arrival at Worcester is heralded by the appearance of the city's cathedral tower, a solid square structure that's dominated the skyline since the 12th century."
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English Wirchestre, Wirechestre, from Old English Weogornaċeaster (“Roman fort of the Weogoran”).