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Glouces⋅ter
[glos-ter, glaw-ster]
–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. |
Glouces⋅ter⋅shire
[glos-ter-sheer, -sher, glaw-ster-]
–noun
| a county in SW England. 487,600; 1255 sq. mi. (2640 sq. km). County seat: Gloucester. |
Also called Gloucester.
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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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