Gloucester

American  

[glos-ter, glaw-ster] / ˈglɒs tər, ˈglɔ stər /

noun

1. Duke of. Humphrey.

2. a seaport in W Gloucestershire in SW England, on the Severn River.

3. a seaport in NE Massachusetts.

4. Gloucestershire.

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Gloucester ¹ British  

/ ˈɡlɒstə /

noun

1. Humphrey, Duke of. 1391–1447, English soldier and statesman; son of Henry IV. He acted as protector during Henry VI's minority (1422–29) and was noted for his patronage of humanists

2. Duke of. See Richard III

3. Duke of. See Thomas of Woodstock

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Gloucester ² British  

/ ˈɡlɒstə /

noun

1. Latin name: Glevum. a city in SW England, administrative centre of Gloucestershire, on the River Severn; cathedral (founded 1100). Pop: 123 205 (2001)

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Example Sentences

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Gloucester

It starts soon after Avery initially arrived in Gloucester for the summer of 1921.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

Such overt connections with Gloucester would soon fade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

Gloucester are hoping to return to Villa Park after playing an inaugural game in Birmingham last season, however the venue is still to be finalised.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Born in Gloucester in October 1993, Cottrell's mother, the Honourable Fiona Cottrell, is an aristocrat whose father, the third Baron Manton, inherited a family soap empire, the Sunday Times reports.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

And yet that same Gloucester had called them ever-gentle gods.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley