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Winchester

American  
[win-ches-ter, -chuh-ster] / ˈwɪnˌtʃɛs tər, -tʃə stər /

noun

  1. a city in Hampshire, in S England: cathedral; capital of the early Wessex kingdom and of medieval England.

  2. a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.

  3. a city in N Virginia: Civil War battles 1862, 1864.

  4. a city in E central Kentucky.

  5. a town in NW Connecticut.

  6. Winchester rifle.

  7. Computers. Winchester disk.

Winchester 1 British  
/ ˈwɪntʃɪstə /

noun

  1. a city in S England, administrative centre of Hampshire: a Romano-British town; Saxon capital of Wessex; 11th-century cathedral; site of Winchester College (1382), English public school. Pop: 41 420 (2001)

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winchester 2 British  
/ ˈwɪntʃɪstə /

noun

  1. (sometimes capital) a large cylindrical bottle with a narrow neck used for transporting chemicals. It contains about 2.5 litres

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Etymology

Origin of winchester

after Winchester, Hampshire

Example Sentences

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Nine-month-old Samba has been on the run for more than a week after escaping from Marwell Zoo near Winchester, a day after arriving from Suffolk.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

He is on trial at Winchester Crown Court.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

One is the Winchester Mystery House, a 160-room mansion the widow of the Winchester rifle company founder kept expanding over a century ago reportedly to appease spirits of the gun’s victims.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Jason holds a degree in journalism from the University of Winchester.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

He spread his legs, pulled the flashlight out of his hip pocket, and put his Winchester down near his right leg.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

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