Gloucester County
English
Etymology
The county in New Brunswick is named in honour of Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776 - 1857).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡlɒs.tɚ ˈkaʊn.ti/
- Hyphenation: Glouces‧ter Coun‧ty
- Rhymes: -aʊnti
Proper noun
Gloucester County
- One of 21 counties in New Jersey, United States. County seat: Woodbury. Named after Gloucester and Gloucestershire in England.
- One of 95 counties in Virginia, United States. County seat: Gloucester Courthouse. Named after Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester.
- A county of New Brunswick, Canada. [From 1826]
Descendants
- → French: Comté de Gloucester (calque)