Gloucester
English
/ˈɡlɒstə/, /ˈɡlɑstɚ/
proper noun
Definitions
- (city and local government district in Gloucestershire), on the river Severn, near the border with Wales.
- (city in Massachusetts).
- (town in New South Wales).
- (census-designated place in North Carolina).
Etymology
Derived from Latin Glēvum inherited from Old English ceaster.
Origin
Old English
ceaster
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Chester English
- Grantchester English
- Glēvum Latin
- castra Latin
- castrum Latin
- グロスター Japanese
- Gleawceaster Old English
- ceaster Old English
- mamm Breton