GLOUCESTER
Dictionary entry overview: What does Gloucester mean?
• GLOUCESTER (noun)
The noun GLOUCESTER has 2 senses:
1. a town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann northeast of Boston; the harbor has been a fishing center for centuries
2. a city in southwestern England in Gloucestershire on the Severn
Familiarity information: GLOUCESTER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GLOUCESTER (noun)
Meaning:
A town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann northeast of Boston; the harbor has been a fishing center for centuries
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)
Holonyms ("Gloucester" is a part of...):
Bay State; MA; Massachusetts; Old Colony (a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies)
Meaning:
A city in southwestern England in Gloucestershire on the Severn
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Gloucester" is a part of...):
England (a division of the United Kingdom)
