Rochester

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UK/ˈɹɒt͡ʃɪstə/Atlantic Canada, US/ˈɹɑt͡ʃɛstɚ/Atlantic Canada, US/ˈɹɑt͡ʃəstɚ/

proper noun

A town in the Shire of Campaspe, northern Victoria, Australia

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Rossiter · alternative pronunciation spelling Roshter · alternative humorous slang Rachacha · alternative humorous slang the Roc

  1. A town in the Shire of Campaspe, northern Victoria, Australia
  2. A town and historic city in Medway borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7468).
  3. 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).
  4. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A tiny home rule city in Butler County, Kentucky.

Origin

  1. Proto-Celtic*dwār
  2. Proto-Brythonic*dor
  3. Proto-Celtic*briwā?
  4. Proto-Brythonic*brew
  5. Proto-Brythonic*Doruβrew
  6. LatinDorubrevisbor.?
  7. Old EnglishHrofesinflu.
  8. Old Englishċeasterinflu.
  9. Old EnglishHrofesċeaster
  10. Middle EnglishRovescester
  11. EnglishRochester

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

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APA

Rochester. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rochester

MLA

“Rochester.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rochester. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rochester,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rochester.

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