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): /ˈɡlɒs.tə/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɔs.tɚ/
• (US, Canada) enPR: gläsʹtər, IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɑ.stɚ/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɔs.tə/

Proper noun

Gloucester

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

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