Cotswolds

American

[kots-wohldz, -wuhldz] / ˈkɒts woʊldz, -wəldz /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

a range of hills in SW England, in Gloucestershire.

Cotswolds British

/ -wəldz, ˈkɒtsˌwəʊldz /

plural noun

a range of low hills in SW England, mainly in Gloucestershire: formerly a centre of the wool industry

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Beatrice splits her time between her Cotswolds property and an apartment in St James' Palace.

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Georgia Prickett, 27, and her friends will be travelling from the Cotswolds, Portsmouth, Birmingham and Leeds for two shows at Wembley - and they're all planning on returning home straight after the concert.

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But he has plumped up since, says Moore, who is originally from the Cotswolds, in England.

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Divulging his experience of mingling with fellow Cotswolds-residing celebrities, Llewelyn-Bowen said people tend to be on their best behaviour when they retreat to the rolling hills of the Cotswolds.

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She would certainly have room this year to host her father at the luxurious home she has renovated on the edge of the Cotswolds.

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