Gloucester

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.

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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]

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Gloucester²

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Gloucester - 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