Chester
See also: chéster
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtʃɛs.tɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtʃɛs.tə/
Etymology 1
From Middle English Chestre, from Old English Ceaster, from ceaster, a borrowing from Latin castrum (“camp”).
Proper noun
Chester
- The county town of Cheshire, in northwest England.
- Any of a number of towns in the United States and Canada:
- a town in Montana, USA, and the county seat of Liberty County.
- a city in South Carolina, USA, and the county seat of Chester County.
- An English habitational surname.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
Translations
Further reading
Chester on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Chester (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cebuano
Middle English
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