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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
Glouces·ter       [glos-ter, glaw-ster] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.Duke of. Humphrey.
2.a seaport in W Gloucestershire in SW England, on the Severn River. 90,700.
3.a seaport in NE Massachusetts. 27,768.
4.Gloucestershire.
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Glouces·ter       (glŏs'tər, glô'stər)  Pronunciation Key 
  1. A borough of southwest-central England on the Severn River west-northwest of London. On the site of the Roman city Glevum, it was the Saxon capital of Mercia and is today a market town and industrial center. Population: 123,000.
  2. A city of northeast Massachusetts on Cape Ann and the Atlantic Ocean northeast of Boston. Its sheltered harbor has been used by fishing fleets for three centuries. Population: 30,700.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Gloucester 
English county, O.E. Gleawceaster, from L. Coloniae Glev (2c.), from Glevo, a Celtic name meaning "bright place" (perhaps influenced by O.E. gleaw "wise, prudent") + O.E. ceaster "Roman town."

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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gloucester

noun
1. a town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann to the northeast of Boston; the harbor has been a fishing center for centuries 
2. a city in southwestern England in Gloucestershire on the Severn 

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Gloucester City, NJ (city, FIPS 26820) Location: 39.89237 N, 75.11780 W
Population (1990): 12649 (4934 housing units)
Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 1.6 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 08030

Gloucester Point, VA (CDP, FIPS 31616) Location: 37.26768 N, 76.49554 W
Population (1990): 8509 (3585 housing units)
Area: 21.7 sq km (land), 18.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 23062

Gloucester County, NJ (county, FIPS 15) Location: 39.71487 N, 75.14007 W
Population (1990): 230082 (82459 housing units)
Area: 841.4 sq km (land), 31.4 sq km (water)

Gloucester County, VA (county, FIPS 73) Location: 37.40321 N, 76.52284 W
Population (1990): 30131 (12451 housing units)
Area: 561.0 sq km (land), 185.0 sq km (water)

Gloucester Courthouse, VA (CDP, FIPS 31608) Location: 37.40976 N, 76.52696 W
Population (1990): 2118 (830 housing units)
Area: 18.1 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)

Gloucester, MA (city, FIPS 26150) Location: 42.63180 N, 70.68343 W
Population (1990): 28716 (13125 housing units)
Area: 67.3 sq km (land), 40.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 01930

Gloucester, NC Zip code(s): 28528

New Gloucester, ME Zip code(s): 04260

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
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