Gloucester

Gloucester

English

Alternative forms

• Gloster, Glos'ter (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Glowchestre, from Old English Glēawċeaster, Glēaweċeaster, Glēawan ċeaster, from Latin Glēvum + Old English ċeaster. Recorded in the Domesday Book as Glowecestre.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɒstə/
• (US) enPR: gläsʹtər, IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɑstɚ/

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Proper noun

Gloucester

1. A city and local government district of Gloucestershire, England, on the river Severn, near the border with Wales.
2. A city in Massachusetts.
3. A township in Camden County, New Jersey.
4. A census-designated place in North Carolina.
5. A town in New South Wales, Australia.

Derived terms

• Gloucester County
• Gloucester Courthouse

Translations

city

Bengali: গ্লাউস্তের (glauster) Gujarati: ગ્લુસ્ટર (glusṭar) Hindi: ग्लॉस्टर (glŏsṭar) Kannada: ಗ್ಲೌಸ್ಟರ್ (glausṭar) Korean: 글로스터 (geulloseuteo) Lao: ກລອສເຕີຣ໌ (klǭt tœ̄) Latin: Glēvum n Macedonian: Глостер m (Gloster) Marathi: ग्लॉस्टर (glŏsṭar) Old English: Gleawċeastre Sinhalese: ග්ලූස්ටර් (glūsṭar) Tamil: குளோஸ்டர் (kuḷōsṭar) Telugu: గ్లౌస్తర్ (glaustar) Thai: กลอสเตอร์ Urdu: گلوسٹر‎ (glosṭar) Welsh: Caerloyw f

Noun

Gloucester (countable and uncountable, plural Gloucesters)

1. A traditional semi-hard cheese from Gloucestershire.

Derived terms

• double Gloucester
• single Gloucester

References

• 2003, A. D. Mills, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford University Press, →ISBN