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gloucester
/ˈɡlɔs.tɚ/
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What does gloucester mean?
noun
- A traditional semi-hard cheese from Gloucestershire.
- Short for Gloucester Old Spots
proper noun
- A cathedral city and local government district of Gloucestershire, England, on the river Severn, near the border with Wales.
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proper noun
- A district and former municipality in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
- A city in Essex County, Massachusetts.
- A township in Camden County, New Jersey.
- A census-designated place in North Carolina.
- A town in New South Wales, Australia.
- A royal dukedom.
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IPA pronunciation
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I remained in Gloucester about two weeks, fitting out with the various articles for the voyage most readily obtained there.
From Gloucester to Newnham, a distance of twelve miles, he found a "cursed road," "infamously stony," with "ruts all the way."
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In three days he returned an answer that he could not do that, because the Duke of Gloucester had died in prison.
"She is an invalid lady, sir. Her husband was once mayor of Gloucester. She always comes to us when she is in town."
Bower saw a woman at the Gloucester Infirmary who had been stabbed in the eye by the end of an umbrella.