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Gloucester

[glos-ter, glaw-ster]

noun

  1. Duke of. Humphrey.

  2. a seaport in W Gloucestershire in SW England, on the Severn River.

  3. a seaport in NE Massachusetts.

  4. Gloucestershire.



Gloucester

1

/ ˈɡɒə /

noun

  1. 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. Duke of. See Richard III

  3. Duke of. See Thomas of Woodstock

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Gloucester

2

/ ˈɡɒə /

noun

  1. Latin name: Glevum.a city in SW England, administrative centre of Gloucestershire, on the River Severn; cathedral (founded 1100). Pop: 123 205 (2001)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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His father Steve, 58, won 10 trophies with Bath in the 1990s, including five league titles, before joining Gloucester in 1998.

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Three of the British nationals thought to have died in the incident were a family who lived in Gloucester.

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Many English regional cheeses, such as Lancashire, Red Leicester and Double Gloucester, are not protected.

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When I was playing rugby for Gloucester, I was also sneaking home on the weekends and playing football.

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Four people have been taken to hospital and several roads closed after an alleged stabbing at a property in Gloucester.

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