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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.


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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Flood warnings are clustered in Devon and Hampshire, as well as between Gloucester and Worcester.

From BBC

Elsewhere, Gloucester second row Arthur Clarke, who was ruled out of last year's Six Nations with injury, but won his first cap against the United States in the summer, is included among the second rows.

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Later in the same group, Toulon head to Gloucester with both sides still in with a shout of reaching the last 16.

From Barron's

Centre Piers O'Conor scored the visitors' only try as six changes from last week's starting XV that beat Gloucester proved costly.

From BBC

He is already without captain Jac Morgan and Gloucester centre Max Llewellyn for at least the first half of the tournament through injury.

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