Chester

[ches-ter]

noun

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

a city in SE Pennsylvania.

Cheshire(def 3).

former name of Cheshire(def 1).

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

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Examples from the Web for chester

Contemporary Examples of chester

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
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
Chester, the cricket overwhelmed by the city, came from Connecticut, like me.
Cathleen Schine’s Favorite New York Books
Cathleen Schine
July 16, 2013
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
He was succeeded by the thoroughly mediocre Chester Arthur on September 19, 1881.
Why Can't Our Politics Improve Like Our Medicine?
David Frum
February 23, 2013

Historical Examples of chester

August 6, 1895, Mr. Gladstone made a great speech at Chester.
The Grand Old Man
Richard B. Cook
The late Chester Deming was the gentleman who had engaged his services.
Cleveland Past and Present
Maurice Joblin
After the lapse of half an hour or so, the elder Chester, gaily dressed, went out.
Barnaby Rudge
Charles Dickens
I am curious to know,' said Mr Chester, with surpassing affability.
Barnaby Rudge
Charles Dickens
An hour later, both Richards and Chester appeared at the postoffice.
A Breath of Prairie and other stories
Will Lillibridge

British Dictionary definitions for chester

Chester

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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Word Origin and History for chester

Chester

Cestre (1086), from Old English Legacæstir (735) "City of the Legions," from Old English ceaster "Roman town or city," from Latin castrum "fortified place" (see castle (n.)). It was the base of the Second Legion Adiutrix in the 70s C.E. and later the 20th Legion Valeria Victrix. But the town's name in Roman times was Deoua (c.150 C.E.), from its situation on the River Dee, a Celtic river name meaning "the goddess, the holy one."