Worcester

//ˈwʊstə// name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of Worcester sauce. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable
Proper Noun
  1. 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. 2
    A place in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  3. 3
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Audrain County, Missouri.
  4. 4
    A place in the United States:; A town and census-designated place therein, in Otsego County, New York.
  5. 5
    A place in the United States:; A township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
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  1. 6
    A place in the United States:; A town and census-designated place therein, in Washington County, Vermont.
  2. 7
    A place in the United States:; A town in Price County, Wisconsin.
  3. 8
    A town in Limpopo province, South Africa.
  4. 9
    A town in the Western Cape province, South Africa.
  5. 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”).

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