Gloucester

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UK/ˈɡlɒs.tə/US/ˈɡlɔs.tɚ/Canada, US/ˈɡlɑ.stɚ/Australia/ˈɡlɔs.tə/

proper noun

A cathedral city and local government district of Gloucestershire, England, on the river Severn, near the border with Wales.

OriginMiddle English Glowchestre ← Old English Glēawċeaster ← Latin Glēvum →
CommonScrabble 13
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative obsolete Glocester · alternative obsolete Gloster · alternative obsolete Glos'ter

  1. A cathedral city and local government district of Gloucestershire, England, on the river Severn, near the border with Wales.
  2. A district and former municipality in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A city in Essex County, Massachusetts.
  4. A township in Camden County, New Jersey.
  5. A census-designated place in North Carolina.
  6. A town in New South Wales, Australia.
  7. A royal dukedom.
nounGloucester (countable and uncountable, plural Gloucesters)

plural Gloucesters · alternative obsolete Glocester · alternative obsolete Gloster · alternative obsolete Glos'ter

  1. countableuncountableA traditional semi-hard cheese from Gloucestershire.
  2. abbreviationcountableShort for Gloucester Old Spots

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
gloucester old spots

Origin

  1. Old Englishċeaster
  2. LatinGlēvum
  3. Old EnglishGlēawċeaster
  4. Middle EnglishGlowchestre
  5. EnglishGloucester

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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Translations

Bengali গ্লাউস্তের
  • গ্লাউস্তের (glauster)city
Hindi ग्लॉस्टर
  • ग्लॉस्टर (glŏsṭar)city
Japanese グロスター
  • グロスター (Gurosutā)city
Korean 글로스터
  • 글로스터 (geulloseuteo)city
Latin Glēvum
  • Glēvumcity
Polish Gloucester
  • Gloucestercity
Russian Глостер
  • Глостер (Gloster)city
Tamil குளோஸ்டர்
  • குளோஸ்டர் (kuḷōsṭar)city
Thai กลอสเตอร์
  • กลอสเตอร์city
Urdu گلوسٹر
  • گلوسٹر (glosṭar)city
Welsh Caerloyw
  • Caerloywcity
Cite this entry
APA

Gloucester. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gloucester

MLA

“Gloucester.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gloucester. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gloucester,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gloucester.

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