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Chester

Chester

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A city in southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware River near Philadelphia
  • proper noun
  • /ˈtʃɛstər/
: Chester
  • Chester is a city in southeastern Pennsylvania, known for its rich industrial history and proximity to Philadelphia.
  • Chester, Pennsylvania
  • Chester County
  • city of Chester

I think it was about two weeks before we went to Ibiza, he went to Chester where my dad lives and took my dad out for dinner.

Examples

  • You know that old brick building on Chester Avenue?

    Welcome to Collinwood (2002)

  • Alex, from Chester, has been waiting for a gallbladder operation for nearly six months.

  • Nevertheless, many in Chester have tried to fight back against this exercise in environmental apartheid.

    Academic text (2000)

  • But to build a whole cluster of such complexes in nearby Chester is another matter.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Tonight's gig at Rafters in West Chester, Pennsylvania, is our final tune-up before next week's southern tour.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • My friend lives in Chester, and he often takes the train to Philadelphia for work.

  • While traveling through Pennsylvania, I decided to explore the historical sites in Chester.

Surface Forms

Chester main

Etymology

The word Chester comes from the old Latin word castra, meaning 'camp' or 'fort', passed into Old English as ceaster. Many English towns keep this ending—think of Manchester—so Chester originally meant a Roman fort or town by the river.