Gloucester
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A town in northeast Massachusetts on Cape Ann with a historic fishing harbor
- proper noun
- /ˈɡlɔːstər/
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Gloucester (Massachusetts)
- There are quite a few restaurants and small shops on Gloucester Road north of Cromwell Road.
- Gloucester County
- Gloucester, Mass.
Examples
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We're going to Gloucester.
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Some of the players are from the nearby Eastbrook day service, operated by Gloucester Council.
Academic text (2008) -
He'll beat us into Gloucester this trip, too, I think.
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Why are you taking her to the hospital at Gloucester?
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This is a library card from Gloucester.
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No, they practice at Gloucester.
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You haven't any mail for Gloucester, have you, sir?
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The 11:15 train to Gloucester?
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A missing swordboat, Andrea Gail, out of Gloucester with a crew of six.
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The fishing fleet returned to Gloucester after a long day at sea.
Compounds
Surface Forms
Gloucester main
Etymology
The word Gloucester for the Massachusetts town was brought from England by early settlers who named the harbour after their home city, so this American Gloucester is the English name placed on a new fishing town by the sea.