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Worcester.

A city and local government district with borough status in and the county town of Worcestershire, England.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈwʊstə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈwʊstɚ/General-American/ˈwɪstɚ/General-American
  1. A city and local government district with borough status in and the county town of Worcestershire, England.

  2. A place in the United States: A city, the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts.

  3. A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Audrain County, Missouri.

  4. A place in the United States: A town and census-designated place therein, in Otsego County, New York.

  5. A place in the United States: A township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

  6. A place in the United States: A town and census-designated place therein, in Washington County, Vermont.

  7. A place in the United States: A town in Price County, Wisconsin.

  8. A town in Limpopo province, South Africa.

  9. A town in the Western Cape province, South Africa.

  10. Ellipsis of Worcester College, Oxford.

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · informal
  11. A surname.

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English Wirchestre, Wirechestre, from Old English Weogornaċeaster (“Roman fort of the Weogoran”).

noun/ˈwʊstə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈwʊstɚ/General-American/ˈwɪstɚ/General-American
  1. Ellipsis of Worcester sauce.

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English Wirchestre, Wirechestre, from Old English Weogornaċeaster (“Roman fort of the Weogoran”).

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