"Worcester" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈwʊstə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈwʊstɚ/ [General-American] Audio: En-worcester.ogg [UK], En-us-Worcester.ogg [US], Worcester Pronunciation.ogg [Boston]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English Wirchestre, Wirechestre, from Old English Weogoran ċeaster (“fort of the Weogoran”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|Wirchestre|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English Wirchestre, {{inh+|en|enm|Wirchestre}} Inherited from Middle English Wirchestre, {{m|enm|Wirechestre}} Wirechestre, {{inh|en|ang|Weogoran ċeaster||fort of the Weogoran}} Old English Weogoran ċeaster (“fort of the Weogoran”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Worcester
  1. A city and local government district in and the county town of Worcestershire, England. Categories (place): Cities in England, Cities in Worcestershire, England, Districts of England, Districts of Worcestershire, England, Places in England, Places in Worcestershire, England, Boroughs in England Translations (city in England): وُسْتَر (wustar) (Arabic), Վուսթեր (Vustʻer) (Armenian), Ву́стэр (Vúster) [masculine] (Belarusian), У́стър (Ústǎr) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 伍斯特 (ng⁵ si¹ dak⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 伍斯特 (Wǔsītè) (Chinese Mandarin), वूस्टर (vūsṭar) (Hindi), ウスター (Usutā) (Japanese), Ву́стер (Vúster) (Kazakh), 우스터 (Useuteo) (Korean), ວູຣ໌ສເຕີຣ໌ (wū sa tœ̄) (Lao), Vigornia (Latin), Vustera (Latvian), Vusteris (Lithuanian), Вустер (Vuster) [masculine] (Macedonian), वूस्टर (vūsṭar) [neuter] (Marathi), Wiogoraċeastre (Old English), ووستر (vuster) (Persian), Ву́стер (Vúster) [masculine] (Russian), วูร์สเตอร์ (Thai), Вустер (Vuster) [masculine] (Ukrainian), ووسٹر (vūsṭar) (Urdu), Caerwrangon [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-Worcester-en-name-dGIUzzb2 Disambiguation of Boroughs in England: 23 26 6 21 6 19 Categories (other): English terms with assimilation of historic /ɹ/ Disambiguation of English terms with assimilation of historic /ɹ/: 12 34 4 27 7 16 Disambiguation of 'city in England': 57 35 4 4 0
  2. A city, the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Categories (place): Cities in Massachusetts, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Massachusetts, USA, Places in the United States, Boroughs in England
    Sense id: en-Worcester-en-name-BVefn1~x Disambiguation of Boroughs in England: 23 26 6 21 6 19 Categories (other): County seats of Massachusetts, USA, English terms with assimilation of historic /ɹ/ Disambiguation of English terms with assimilation of historic /ɹ/: 12 34 4 27 7 16
  3. A town in Limpopo, South Africa. Categories (place): Places in South Africa, Towns in South Africa
    Sense id: en-Worcester-en-name-HI~cG-bQ
  4. A town in Western Cape, South Africa. Categories (place): Places in South Africa, Towns in South Africa, Boroughs in England
    Sense id: en-Worcester-en-name-f9vaOUEm Disambiguation of Boroughs in England: 23 26 6 21 6 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with assimilation of historic /ɹ/ Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 15 0 40 8 23 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 14 16 1 35 10 24 Disambiguation of English terms with assimilation of historic /ɹ/: 12 34 4 27 7 16
  5. (Oxford University, informal) Ellipsis of Worcester College, Oxford.. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal Alternative form of: Worcester College, Oxford Derived forms: Hereford and Worcester, Worcester County, Worcester Park, Worcester sauce, Worcestershire

Noun

IPA: /ˈwʊstə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈwʊstɚ/ [General-American] Audio: En-worcester.ogg [UK], En-us-Worcester.ogg [US], Worcester Pronunciation.ogg [Boston]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English Wirchestre, Wirechestre, from Old English Weogoran ċeaster (“fort of the Weogoran”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|Wirchestre|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English Wirchestre, {{inh+|en|enm|Wirchestre}} Inherited from Middle English Wirchestre, {{m|enm|Wirechestre}} Wirechestre, {{inh|en|ang|Weogoran ċeaster||fort of the Weogoran}} Old English Weogoran ċeaster (“fort of the Weogoran”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Worcester (uncountable)
  1. Short for Worcester sauce. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable Alternative form of: Worcester sauce Categories (place): Boroughs in England
    Sense id: en-Worcester-en-noun-8c1-NYkE Disambiguation of Boroughs in England: 23 26 6 21 6 19 Categories (other): English terms with assimilation of historic /ɹ/ Disambiguation of English terms with assimilation of historic /ɹ/: 12 34 4 27 7 16

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      "text": "Audio (UK)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-Worcester.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/1f/En-us-Worcester.ogg/En-us-Worcester.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/En-us-Worcester.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Worcester Pronunciation.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/7e/Worcester_Pronunciation.ogg/Worcester_Pronunciation.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Worcester_Pronunciation.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Boston"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Boston)"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Worcester",
    "Worcester (disambiguation)"
  ],
  "word": "Worcester"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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