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Gloucester
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English
Alternative forms
en Glocester Gloster Glos'ter obsolete
Etymology
en enm Glowchestre, from en ang Glēawċeaster, ang Glēaweċeaster, ang Glēawanċeaster, from en la Glēvum + en ang ċeaster. Recorded in the Domesday Book as la Glowecestre.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɡlɒs.tə/ RP
en En-uk-Gloucester.ogg South East England
en /ˈɡlɔs.tɚ/ GA
gläsʹtər US,CA, en /ˈɡlɑ.stɚ/
en /ˈɡlɔs.tə/ AU
Proper noun
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en Q170497en cathedral city/and/local government district co/Gloucestershire cc/England, on the river Severn, near the border with Wales.
en Q784440en district and former municipality in city/Ottawa p/Ontario c/Canada.
en Q49156en city co/Essex County s/Massachusetts. TopoZone: Gloucester, Massachusetts
en twp co/Camden County s/New Jersey.
en census-designated place s/North Carolina.
en town s/New South Wales c/Australia.
A royal dukedom.
Derived terms
en Gloucester City Gloucester County Gloucester Courthouse Gloucestershire Gloucester Tops New Gloucester
Related terms
en Glocester
Translations
city
Armenian: hy Գլոստեր
Bengali: bn গ্লাউস্তের
Georgian: ka გლოსტერი
Gujarati: gu ગ્લુસ્ટર
Hindi: hi ग्लॉस्टर
Japanese: ja グロスター Gurosutā
Kannada: kn ಗ್ಲೌಸ್ಟರ್
Korean: ko 글로스터
Lao: lo ກລອສເຕີຣ໌ klǭt tœ̄
Latin: la Glēvum n
Macedonian: mk Глостер m
Marathi: mr ग्लॉस्टर
Old English: ang Gleawċeastre
Polish: pl Gloucester n
Russian: ru Глостер
Sinhalese: si ග්ලූස්ටර්
Tamil: ta குளோஸ்டர்
Telugu: te గ్లౌస్తర్
Thai: th กลอสเตอร์
Urdu: ur گلوسٹر glosṭar
Welsh: cy Caerloyw f
Noun
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A traditional semi-hard cheese from Gloucestershire.
en countable en Gloucester Old Spots
Derived terms
en double Gloucester
en single Gloucester
References
2003, A. D. Mills, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford University Press, 0198527586
en Cheeses