# Gloucester

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɡlɒs.tə/ · frequency rank #14,331

## Definitions
1. A cathedral city and local government district of Gloucestershire, England, on the river Severn, near the border with Wales.
2. A district and former municipality in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
3. A city in Massachusetts.
4. A township in Camden County, New Jersey.
5. A census-designated place in North Carolina.
6. A town in New South Wales, Australia.
7. A royal dukedom.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English Glowchestre, from Old English Glēawċeaster, Glēaweċeaster, Glēawanċeaster, from Latin Glēvum + Old English ċeaster. Recorded in the Domesday Book as Glowecestre.

## Common misspellings (15)
`ggloucester`, `glloucester`, `glocuester`, `glouccester`, `gloucesetr`, `gloucesster`, `gloucesterr`, `gloucestre`, `gloucestter`, `gloucetser`, `gloucseter`, `glouecster`, `gluocester`, `golucester`, `lgoucester`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gloucester