Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of southwest-central England on the Severn River west-northwest of London. Built on the site of the Roman city Glevum, it was the Saxon capital of Mercia.
- A city of northeast Massachusetts on Cape Ann and the Atlantic Ocean northeast of Boston. Its harbor has been used by fishing fleets for three centuries.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
Gloster .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun a
city inGloucestershire ,England , on the riverSevern , near the border withWales - proper noun a type of
cheese
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a city in southwestern England in Gloucestershire on the Severn
- noun a town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann to the northeast of Boston; the harbor has been a fishing center for centuries
Etymologies
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Examples
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GLOUCESTER - A 67-year-old Massachusetts man is dead after falling into the ocean while apparently fishing from the shore in Gloucester.
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GLOUCESTER - A 41-year-old Gloucester woman died Saturday night of injuries sustained in a two-vehicle collision on Route 17 earlier in the day.
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Photos GLOUCESTER - A Gloucester "softball mom" will serve six months in prison for stealing
unknown title 2009
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CHRIS JOHNS, GLOUCESTER, NEW JERSEY: Chris Johns from Gloucester, New Jersey.
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KING OF FRANCE. DUKE OF BURGUNDY. DUKE OF CORNWALL. DUKE OF ALBANY. EARL OF KENT. EARL OF GLOUCESTER. EDGAR, Son to Gloucester.
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KING OF FRANCE. DUKE OF BURGUNDY. DUKE OF CORNWALL. DUKE OF ALBANY. EARL OF KENT. EARL OF GLOUCESTER. EDGAR, son to Gloucester.
Dramatis Personae 1909
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Edward IV, who won the throne with the help of his brother, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, is restoring law and order after years of war.
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What I saw in Gloucester was overwhelming ... the violence of the storm was just overwhelming.
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In the light of this recent coverage, one of our readers wrote to ask if we might also give a little coverage to some of our older monastic foundations, such as Prinknash Abbey, located in Gloucester, England.
Prinknash Abbey 2009
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Edward IV, who won the throne with the help of his brother, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, is restoring law and order after years of war.
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