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 confirmation of Lions flanker Jac Morgan and fellow Wales captain Dewi Lake leaving the Ospreys for Gloucester is another blow for the game in Wales that has taken a battering of late.

From BBC

Wales captain Jac Morgan will join Gloucester at the end of the season.

From BBC

But in the summer of 1873, which he spent in Gloucester, Mass., Homer had created his first series of watercolors, the seed of his virtuosity.

From The Wall Street Journal

From its HQ in Gloucester, Clarkson Evans trains 300 apprentices in all aspects of electrical work.

From BBC

He has clocked 10.44 seconds over 100 metres and scored 61 tries in 117 appearances for Gloucester, Bristol, Wales and the Lions.

From Barron's