Winchester

[win-ches-ter, -chuh-ster]

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noun

a city in Hampshire, in S England: cathedral; capital of the early Wessex kingdom and of medieval England.
a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
a city in N Virginia: Civil War battles 1862, 1864.
a city in E central Kentucky.
a town in NW Connecticut.
Winchester rifle.
Computers.��Winchester disk.

Winchester

/ ˈ��ɪ�Գ�ʃɪ��ə /

noun

a city in S England, administrative centre of Hampshire: a Romano-British town; Saxon capital of Wessex; 11th-century cathedral; site of Winchester College (1382), English public school. Pop: 41��420 (2001)

winchester

/ ˈ��ɪ�Գ�ʃɪ��ə /

noun

(sometimes capital) a large cylindrical bottle with a narrow neck used for transporting chemicals. It contains about 2.5 litres

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Winchester¹

after Winchester, Hampshire

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The University of Winchester acknowledged her work raising awareness of mental health by rewarding her an honourary degree later that year.

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Smyth, a barrister and senior member of a Christian charity, was accused of attacking dozens of boys at his home in Winchester, Hampshire and at Christian camps in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Saadi was described at Winchester Crown Court as a "social misfit" who committed his crimes "to feel powerful".

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Sian sat in the public gallery every day during the murder trial last December at Winchester Crown Court.

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The .308 Winchester Tap Urban bullets used are designed to break apart on impact and cause maximum damage.

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Winchell Winchester bushel

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