Worcester

Worcester

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈwʊstə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwʊstɚ/

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Proper noun

Worcester

1. A city and local government district in and the county town of Worcestershire, England.
   • 2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 67:

     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.

2. A city, the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.
3. A town in Limpopo, South Africa.
4. A town in Western Cape, South Africa.
5. (Oxford University, informal) Ellipsis of Worcester College, Oxford..

Derived terms

• Hereford and Worcester
• Worcester County
• Worcester Park
• Worcester sauce
• Worcestershire

Translations

city in England

Arabic: وُسْتَر‎ (wustar) Armenian: Վուսթեր (Vustʿer) Belarusian: Ву́стэр m (Vúster) Bulgarian: У́стър m (Ústǎr) Chinese: Cantonese: 伍斯特 (ng5 si1 dak6) Mandarin: 伍斯特 (Wǔsītè) Hindi: वूस्टर (vūsṭar) Japanese: ウスター (Usutā) Kazakh: Ву́стер (Vúster) Korean: 우스터 (Useuteo) Lao: ວູຣ໌ສເຕີຣ໌ (wū sa tœ̄) Latin: Vigornia Latvian: Vustera Lithuanian: Vusteris Macedonian: Вустер m (Vuster) Marathi: वूस्टर n (vūsṭar) Old English: Wiogoraċeastre Persian: ووستر‎ (vuster) Russian: Ву́стер (ru) m (Vúster) Thai: วูร์สเตอร์ Ukrainian: Вустер m (Vuster) Urdu: ووسٹر‎ (vūsṭar) Welsh: Caerwrangon f