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-cester

-cester suffix: forms placenames, originally those settled by the Roman Empire in Great Britain.

Suffix

-cester

  1. Forms placenames, originally those settled by the Roman Empire in Great Britain.

Origin of -cester

From Old English ċeaster, from Latin castrum

Words formed from -cester

Questions about -cester

What does -cester mean?
-cester means forms placenames, originally those settled by the Roman Empire in Great Britain.
What part of speech is -cester?
-cester is a suffix.

Words near -cester in the dictionary

  1. -ception
  2. -ceptor
  3. -cercous
  4. -ces
  5. -cest
  6. -cester
  7. -cha
  8. -chan
  9. -chezia
  10. -chology
  11. -choo

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