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

Tyner was assigned to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s Allied Rapid Reaction Corps at the time of his arrest near Gloucester in the U.K.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

He has only worn the number 12 shirt for Gloucester on one occasion this season, and started just once at inside centre for Wales in a World Cup warm-up game against England in August 2023.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

The Northampton pivot limped out of his club's Prem game with Gloucester last Saturday, and England confirmed he will play no part in the matches with Australia, Japan and New Zealand this month.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

There was at least one line in the sand: “You had to pronounce Gloucester correctly,” Davey said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

And he rows all the way from the Grand Banks, off Nova Scotia, to Gloucester, Massachusetts.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick

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