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

At the Cape Ann Museum, the overlooked connection between the three artists, forged during their shared summers in Gloucester, Mass., is brought to light.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Later that decade, Avery befriended Rothko and then Gottlieb, and by 1932 all three were summering in Gloucester, spending their mornings sketching or painting the harbor, the wharfs, the sea, the beach and the bathers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 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

For 17-year-old ice cream man Emery, from Gloucester, the heat is "good for money and for the business".

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 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