Chester

[ches-ter]

noun

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

2. a city in southeastern Pennsylvania.

3. Cheshire.

4. former name of Cheshire.

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

Chester

/ ˈtʃɛstə /

noun

1. Latin name: Deva. 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)

Example Sentences

Alison Bickers, from Chester, came across the border especially for the visit and said she was thrilled to see him because he "does so much for the environment".

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Mr Chester said he sells homemade chilli and curry "just to get people through the door".

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Lady Justice Thirlwall previously announced she hoped her findings from the inquiry into the events at the Countess of Chester Hospital would be released this month.

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“We started taking lessons at Chester Washington Golf Course because they had a better driving range there,” said Layla, who started playing the Toyota Tour Cup series 18 months ago.

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“The book says one of those men sits outside my bedroom door all night,” Kennedy said to General Chester Clifton, his top military aide.

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