Worcester

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈwʊstə/

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• (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
• Wooster (surname)

Translations

city in England

• Arabic: وُسْتَر (wustar)
• Armenian: Վուսթեր (Vustʻer)
• 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: वुस्टर n (vusṭar)
• Old English: Wiogoraċeastre
• Persian: ووستر (vuster)
• Russian: Ву́стер (ru) m (Vúster)
• Thai: วูร์สเตอร์
• Ukrainian: Вустер m (Vuster)
• Urdu: ووسٹر (vūsṭar)
• Welsh: Caerwrangon f

Noun

Worcester (uncountable)

1. Short for Worcester sauce.