Chester

[ ches-ter ]

/ ˈtʃɛs tər /

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noun

a city in Cheshire, in northwest England: only English city with the Roman walls still intact.

a city in southeastern Pennsylvania.

Cheshire (def. 3).

former name of Cheshire (def. 1).

a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “camp.”

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Words nearby Chester

chesspiece, chesstree, chest, chest compression, chested, Chester, chesterbed, chesterfield, Chesterfieldian, Chesterton, Chester White

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How to use Chester in a sentence

Bigger pumps and pipes are more expensive to build and harder to install, says Chester.
Cities are scrambling to prevent flooding|Casey Crownhart|July 20, 2021|MIT Technology Review
The owners of Rosies nightclub in Chester also apologized on Wednesday for hosting the event that celebrated the costumes.
British Co-Eds Dress as 9/11 in a Costume Contest—and Win|Nico Hines|November 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Collinge is also enrolled at the University of Chester where she studies sociology.
British Co-Eds Dress as 9/11 in a Costume Contest—and Win|Nico Hines|November 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Chester, the cricket overwhelmed by the city, came from Connecticut, like me.
Cathleen Schine’s Favorite New York Books|Cathleen Schine|July 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST

I lived in New York for 40 years, and I always felt a little like Chester—welcomed, inspired, enchanted, and stunned.
Cathleen Schine’s Favorite New York Books|Cathleen Schine|July 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Sam Chester, an American from Minneapolis who immigrated to Israel in 2009, came to Peres's 86th birthday party four years ago.
The Peres Parade: A Macher's Paradise|Elisheva Goldberg|June 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Dorothy said this with a faint hope that her visitors might depart without taxing Mrs. Chester to provide them a meal.
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond
There is a six-horse steam engine in use in Chester Cathedral (installed 1876).
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
Mis' Calvert, the old lady, she sent me to fetch this basket o' garden sass to Mis' Chester: an' this letter was for you, sir.
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond
Mr. Chester also drew himself up on his crutches and swung across the floor and out of doors.
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond
Whistling over his task, Mr. Chester soon evolved the following "Want Ad."
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond

British Dictionary definitions for Chester

Chester

/ (ˈtʃɛstə) /

noun

a city in NW England, administrative centre of the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester, on the River Dee: intact surrounding walls; 16th- and 17th-century double-tier shops. Pop: 80 121 (2001)Latin name: Deva

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