Gloucestershire
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English Gloucestreschire; equivalent to Gloucester + -shire.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ˈɡlɔstəʃə/
- (West Country) IPA(key): /ˈɡlɔstɹ̩ʃɹ̩/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡlɑstɚʃaɪɹ/, /ˈɡlɑstəʃɚ/, enPR: glästʹərshīr
Audio (UK): (file)
Proper noun
editGloucestershire
- A south western county of England bordered by the Severn estuary, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Bristol and the Welsh county of Monmouthshire.
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- French: Gloucestershire
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