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worcester

/ˈwʊstɚ/

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What does worcester mean?

noun

  1. Ellipsis of Worcester sauce.

proper noun

  1. A city and local government district with borough status in and the county town of Worcestershire, England.
  2. A city, the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts.
More meanings (9)

proper noun

  1. An unincorporated community in Audrain County, Missouri.
  2. A town and census-designated place therein, in Otsego County, New York.
  3. A township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
  4. A town and census-designated place therein, in Washington County, Vermont.
  5. A town in Price County, Wisconsin.
  6. A town in Limpopo province, South Africa.
  7. A town in the Western Cape province, South Africa.
  8. (informal) Ellipsis of Worcester College, Oxford.
  9. A surname.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈwʊstɚ/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈwɪstɚ/
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All this time they were hotly pursued by the sheriff of Worcester, and a fast increasing concourse of riders.
Charles DickensA Child's History of EnglandProject Gutenberg ebook #699
And, my dear Gordon, it's true, when I faced saying good-by to this feverish planning and activity, Worcester somehow looked rather colorless.
Jean WebsterDear EnemyProject Gutenberg ebook #238
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Dud was among those so taken, and he was first carried to Hartlebury Castle and thence to Worcester, where he was imprisoned.
Samuel SmilesIndustrial Biography: Iron Workers and Tool MakersProject Gutenberg ebook #404
He by degrees attached himself to his new master, the Marquis of Worcester, but not with the natural ardour of a poodle.
William YouattThe DogProject Gutenberg ebook #9478
Mr. Baker of Worcester, supposed to be larger than Bright, was interred in a coffin that was larger than an ordinary hearse.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747