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Rochester

[roch-es-ter, -uh-ster]

noun

  1. John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of, 1647–80, English poet and courtier.

  2. a city in W New York, on the Genesee River.

  3. a town in SE Minnesota.

  4. a city in N Kent, in SE England.

  5. a city in SE New Hampshire.



Rochester

1

/ ˈrɒtʃɪstə /

noun

  1. a city in SE England, in Medway unitary authority, Kent, on the River Medway. Pop: 27 123 (2001)

  2. a city in NW New York State, on Lake Ontario. Pop: 215 093 (2003 est)

  3. a city in the US, in Minnesota: site of the Mayo Clinic. Pop: 92 507 (2003 est)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Rochester

2

/ ˈrɒtʃɪstə /

noun

  1. 2nd Earl of , title of John Wilmot . 1647–80, English poet, wit, and libertine. His poems include satires, notably A Satire against Mankind (1675), love lyrics, and bawdy verse

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Rochester

  1. City in western New York.

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Example Sentences

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The BBC understands Murray, who lived in Kent, died in Rochester.

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In 2015, Velez pleaded guilty to weapons and drug charges in Rochester, according to a statement issued by the U.S. attorney’s office for the Western District of New York.

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It added it took issues at the Rochester site "extremely seriously" and was working to get them addressed.

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The weather was so beautiful here, somewhere near Rochester, New York, where we would spend the next 90 minutes flying in a circle.

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He packed up and drove east in time for the recording sessions in Rochester, N.Y.

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