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Worcester

/ˈwʊstə//ˈwʊstɚ/

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Worcester proper noun: a city and local government district with borough status in and the county town of Worcestershire, England. Also the ellipsis of Worcester College.

Proper noun

Worcester

  1. A city and local government district with borough status in and the county town of Worcestershire, England.
    • Our arrival at Worcester is heralded by the appearance of the city's cathedral tower, a solid square structure that's dominated the skyline since the 12th century.2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 67
  2. A city, the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  3. An unincorporated community in Audrain County, Missouri.
  4. A town and census-designated place therein, in Otsego County, New York.
  5. A township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
  6. A town and census-designated place therein, in Washington County, Vermont.
  7. A town in Price County, Wisconsin.
  8. A town in Limpopo province, South Africa.
  9. A town in the Western Cape province, South Africa.
  10. A surname.

Also used as

Worcester is also the ellipsis of Worcester College.

Worcester is also the ellipsis of Worcester sauce.

Worcester meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Arabic

Worcester in Hindi

city in England
वूस्टर vūsṭar

Worcester in Marathi

city in England
वुस्टर vusṭar

Worcester in Urdu

city in England
ووسٹر vūsṭar

Worcester in Arabic

city in England
وُسْتَر wustar
More languagesFewer languages
Worcester in Persian
ووستر vuster
Worcester in Thai
วูร์สเตอร์

Origin of Worcester

Inherited from Middle English Wirchestre, Wirechestre, from Old English Weogornaċeaster (“Roman fort of the Weogoran”).

Words formed from Worcester

Phrases with Worcester

Questions about Worcester

What does Worcester mean?
Worcester means a city and local government district with borough status in and the county town of Worcestershire, England.
What is Worcester in Hindi?
Worcester in Hindi is वूस्टर (vūsṭar). See Worcester meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Worcester?
Worcester is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Worcester?
Worcester is pronounced /ˈwʊstə/ (UK).

Words near Worcester in the dictionary

  1. Worboyes
  2. Worboyeses
  3. Worboys
  4. Worby
  5. Worc
  6. Worcester
  7. Worcester County
  8. Worcester Park
  9. Worcester sauce
  10. Worcester sauces
  11. worcesterberries

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Worcester (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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