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Winchester

39 5.2

A historic city in southern England that is the main town of Hampshire

proper noun
/ˈwɪnʧɪstər/

: Winchester

The administrative center of Hampshire, Winchester, has many cultural attractions worth exploring.
Winchester, UK

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Examples

The revival spread to other camps, including Camp Ninevah, located near Winchester, Virginia.

Academic text (1991)
I visited the Winchester public schools.
But I am not in Winchester, and nature is not always somewhere besides here.

Fiction book (1996)
A driver whisked me to the Winchester Mansions Hotel, at the foot of the Cape Mountains.

Fiction book (2002)
I took a stroll through the historic city of Winchester during my visit to southern England.
Winchester is known for its beautiful architecture and rich history, making it a popular tourist destination.

Compounds

Winchester College

6.5

A well known private school for boys in Winchester, England

Winchester drive

Archaic

7.5

A hard disk with a sealed case used in older computers to store data

Surface Forms

Winchester main

Etymology

Winchester comes from an old Roman name Venta and the English ending -chester, which means 'camp' or 'fort' and appears in place names like Manchester. So Winchester originally meant a Roman fort town, which helps explain why it became an important administrative centre.