Gloucester
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin Glēvum + Old English ceaster. Recorded in the Domesday Book as Glowecestre.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡlɒstə/
- (US) enPR: gläsʹtər, IPA(key): /ˈɡlɑstɚ/
Audio (UK) (file)
Proper noun
Gloucester
- A city and local government district in Gloucestershire, England, on the river Severn, near the border with Wales.
- A city in Massachusetts.
- A town in New South Wales, Australia.
- A census-designated place in North Carolina.
Derived terms
Noun
Gloucester (countable and uncountable, plural Gloucesters)
- A traditional semi-hard cheese from Gloucestershire.
Derived terms
References
- 2003, A. D. Mills, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford University Press, →ISBN
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