Gloucester
/ˈɡlɒs.tə/US/ˈɡlɔs.tɚ/
Gloucester proper noun: a cathedral city and local government district of Gloucestershire, England, on the river Severn, near the border with Wales. Also the abbreviation of Gloucester Old Spots.
Proper noun
Gloucester
- 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
Gloucester (countable and uncountable, plural Gloucesters)
- A traditional semi-hard cheese from Gloucestershire.
Also used as
Gloucester is also the abbreviation of Gloucester Old Spots.
Gloucester meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Gloucester in Hindi
- city
- ग्लॉस्टर glŏsṭar
Gloucester in Tamil
- city
- குளோஸ்டர் kuḷōsṭar
Gloucester in Marathi
- city
- ग्लॉस्टर glŏsṭar
Gloucester in Urdu
- city
- گلوسٹر glosṭar
More languagesFewer languages
- Gloucester in Bengali
- গ্লাউস্তের glauster
- Gloucester in Telugu
- గ్లౌస్తర్ glaustar
- Gloucester in Kannada
- ಗ್ಲೌಸ್ಟರ್ glausṭar
- Gloucester in Gujarati
- ગ્લુસ્ટર glusṭar
- Gloucester in Sinhala
- ග්ලූස්ටර් glūsṭar
- Gloucester in Thai
- กลอสเตอร์
Forms of Gloucester
| Proper noun | |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | Glocester |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Gloster |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Glos'ter |
| Noun | |
| plural | Gloucesters |
Origin of Gloucester
Inherited from Middle English Glowchestre, from Old English Glēawċeaster, Glēaweċeaster, Glēawanċeaster, from Latin Glēvum + Old English ċeaster. Recorded in the Domesday Book as Glowecestre.
Words formed from Gloucester
Phrases with Gloucester
Questions about Gloucester
- What does Gloucester mean?
- Gloucester means a cathedral city and local government district of Gloucestershire, England, on the river Severn, near the border with Wales.
- What is Gloucester in Hindi?
- Gloucester in Hindi is ग्लॉस्टर (glŏsṭar). See Gloucester meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Gloucester?
- Gloucester can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Gloucester?
- Gloucester is pronounced /ˈɡlɒs.tə/ (UK).
Words near Gloucester in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Gloucester (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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