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

The zones encompass an area of 50,000 hectares - equivalent to 11 times the size of Gloucester - and among them are parts of the Forest of Dean, the Cotswolds and Stroud.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

The 54-year-old was found guilty by a jury of seven men and five women after a five-day trial at Gloucester Crown Court, sitting in Cirencester.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

The effect was unmistakably leading man: the Leonardo DiCaprio of Duke of Gloucester Street.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

A newly identified crocodylomorph from about 215 million years ago has been discovered in Gloucester, UK, revealing a fast-moving, land-dwelling predator:

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

In the landing at Cape Gloucester and the fighting afterward, our code talkers did a lot.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac