Worcester

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proper noun

A city and local government district with borough status in and the county town of Worcestershire, England.

OriginMiddle English Wirchestre ← Old English Weogornaċeaster →
CommonScrabble 14
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Meanings

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.

    2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 67
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. A city, the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    2. An unincorporated community in Audrain County, Missouri.
    3. A town and census-designated place therein, in Otsego County, New York.
    4. A township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
    5. A town and census-designated place therein, in Washington County, Vermont.
    6. A town in Price County, Wisconsin.
  3. A town in Limpopo province, South Africa.
  4. A town in the Western Cape province, South Africa.
  5. abbreviationellipsisinformalOxford UniversityEllipsis of Worcester College, Oxford.
  6. A surname.
nounWorcester (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Worcester sauce.

Origin

  1. Old EnglishWeogornaċeaster“Roman fort of the Weogoran”
  2. Middle EnglishWirchestre
  3. EnglishWorcester

Inherited from Middle English Wirchestre, Wirechestre, from Old English Weogornaċeaster (“Roman fort of the Weogoran”).

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Translations

Arabic وُسْتَر
  • وُسْتَر (wustar)city in England
Bulgarian У́стър
  • У́стър (Ústăr)city in England
Chinese Cantonese 伍斯特
  • 伍斯特 (ng⁵ si¹ dak⁶)city in England
Chinese Mandarin 伍斯特
  • 伍斯特 (Wǔsītè)city in England
Hindi वूस्टर
  • वूस्टर (vūsṭar)city in England
Japanese ウスター
  • ウスター (Usutā)city in England
Korean 우스터
  • 우스터 (Useuteo)city in England
Latin Vigornia, Wigornia
  • Vigorniacity in England
  • Wigorniacity in England
Latvian Vustera
  • Vusteracity in England
Lithuanian Vusteris
  • Vusteriscity in England
Persian ووستر
  • ووستر (vuster)city in England
Polish Worcester
  • Worcestercity in England
Russian Ву́стер
  • Ву́стер (Vúster)city in England
Thai วูร์สเตอร์
  • วูร์สเตอร์city in England
Ukrainian Вустер
  • Вустер (Vuster)city in England
Urdu ووسٹر
  • ووسٹر (vūsṭar)city in England
Welsh Caerwrangon
  • Caerwrangoncity in England
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: Worcester on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.