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A cathedral city and local government district of Gloucestershire, England, on the river Severn, near the border with Wales.
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A district and former municipality in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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A city in Essex County, Massachusetts.
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A township in Camden County, New Jersey.
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A census-designated place in North Carolina.
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A town in New South Wales, Australia.
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A royal dukedom.
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A traditional semi-hard cheese from Gloucestershire.
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Short for Gloucester Old Spots
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noun
a city in southwestern England in Gloucestershire on the Severn
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a town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann to the northeast of Boston; the harbor has been a fishing center for centuries
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Broader terms: town
History
Inherited from Middle English Glowchestre, from Old English Glēawċeaster, Glēaweċeaster, Glēawanċeaster, from Latin Glēvum + Old English ċeaster. Recorded in the Domesday Book as Glowecestre.
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