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Gloucester
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Glouces·ter  (glstr, glôstr)
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: 30,600.

Gloucester [ˈglɒstə]
n
(Placename) a city in SW England, administrative centre of Gloucestershire, on the River Severn; cathedral (founded 1100). Pop.: 104 800 (1993 est.) Latin name Glevum [ˈgliːvʊm]

Gloucester2
n
1. (Biographies / Gloucester, Humphrey, Duke of (1391-1447) M, English, MILITARY: soldier, POLITICS: statesman) Humphrey, Duke of. 1391-1447, English soldier and statesman; son of Henry IV. He acted as protector during Henry VI's minority (1422- 29) and was noted for his patronage of humanists
2. (Biographies) Duke of. See Richard III
3. (Biographies) Duke of. See Thomas of Woodstock
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Noun1.Gloucester - a town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann to the northeast of BostonGloucester - a town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann to the northeast of Boston; the harbor has been a fishing center for centuries
Bay State, Massachusetts, Old Colony, MA - a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
2.Gloucester - a city in southwestern England in Gloucestershire on the Severn
England - a division of the United Kingdom


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The floods of 2007 which so badly hit Tewkesbury and parts of the city of Gloucester have evidently only been part of the growing pressures on the lower Severn, which has suffered degradation over the years that I have known it, since we came south in 1982.
County town of Gloucestershire, the city of Gloucester has plenty to see and do when you visit this historic city Harry Potter fans have long known about Gloucester the impressive cathedral has featured in scenes in several of the movies of the book County town of Gloucestershire, the city of Gloucester has plenty to see and do when you visit this historic city.
At the epicentre of the current crisis lies the city of Gloucester.
 
 
 
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