Chester

[ ches-ter ]

/ ˈtʃɛs tər /

noun

a city in Cheshire, in NW England: only English city with the Roman walls still intact.

a city in SE Pennsylvania.

Cheshire(def 3).

former name of Cheshire(def 1).

a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “camp.”

Example sentences from the Web for chester

The owners of Rosies nightclub in Chester also apologized on Wednesday for hosting the event that celebrated the costumes.

British Co-Eds Dress as 9/11 in a Costume Contest—and Win |Nico Hines |November 6, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Collinge is also enrolled at the University of Chester where she studies sociology.

British Co-Eds Dress as 9/11 in a Costume Contest—and Win |Nico Hines |November 6, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Chester, the cricket overwhelmed by the city, came from Connecticut, like me.

Cathleen Schine’s Favorite New York Books |Cathleen Schine |July 16, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
I lived in New York for 40 years, and I always felt a little like Chester—welcomed, inspired, enchanted, and stunned.

Cathleen Schine’s Favorite New York Books |Cathleen Schine |July 16, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

He was succeeded by the thoroughly mediocre Chester Arthur on September 19, 1881.

Why Can't Our Politics Improve Like Our Medicine? |David Frum |February 23, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Chester, who had been lying unconscious up to this time, now recovered sufficiently to take in the situation about him.

The Boy Allies On the Firing Line |Clair W. Hayes
Besides, papa, now I ought to be one with Chester in everything.

Story of Chester Lawrence |Nephi Anderson
By the way, Mr. Chester, you had better ask to have my room to-night; we know that it is disengaged.

The Chink in the Armour |Marie Belloc Lowndes
Fearing a trap, Chester did not move for several moments, keeping his revolver aimed steadily.

The Boy Allies On the Firing Line |Clair W. Hayes
With the battle of Chester Britain as a country ceased to exist.

History of the English People, Volume I (of 8) |John Richard Green

British Dictionary definitions for chester

Chester

/ (ˈtʃɛstə) /

noun

a city in NW England, administrative centre of the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester, on the River Dee: intact surrounding walls; 16th- and 17th-century double-tier shops. Pop: 80 121 (2001) Latin name: Deva

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