Gloucester
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Gloucester
- /ˈɡlɒs.tə/ UK
- /ˈɡlɔs.tɚ/ US
- /ˈɡlɑ.stɚ/ Canada, US
- /ˈɡlɔs.tə/ Australia
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English Glowchestre, from Old English Glēawċeaster, Glēaweċeaster, Glēawanċeaster, from Latin Glēvum + Old English ċeaster. Recorded in the Domesday Book as Glowecestre.
proper noun Glocester · Gloster · Glos'ter
- A cathedral city and local government district of Gloucestershire, England, on the river Severn, near the border with Wales.
- A district and former municipality in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
- A city in Essex County, Massachusetts.
- A township in Camden County, New Jersey.
- A census-designated place in North Carolina.
- A town in New South Wales, Australia.
- A royal dukedom.
noun Gloucesters · Glocester · Gloster · Glos'ter
- A traditional semi-hard cheese from Gloucestershire.
- Short for Gloucester Old Spots
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: gloster, severnside, glevum, glos, gloucestershire, gloucs., glocestershire, stroud, bristol, aust, quedgeley, south gloucestershire, worcester, cotswold, westbury-on-severn, hunts grove
Translations
Talk about this word "Gloucester." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gloucester. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Gloucester. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gloucester "Gloucester." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gloucester.Cite this
@misc{gloucester_2026,
title = {Gloucester},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gloucester},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
