Gloucestershire

[ glos-ter-sheer, -sher, glaw-ster- ]

/ ˈglɒs tərˌʃɪər, -ʃər, ˈglɔ stər- /

noun

a county in SW England. 1255 sq. mi. (2640 sq. km). County seat: Gloucester.

Also called Gloucester.

Example sentences from the Web for gloucestershire

The match took place on the final day of the Gloucestershire Festival of Polo, at the Beaufort Polo Club.

Kate's $500 Wellington Boots |Tom Sykes |June 18, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The Gloucestershire countryside, where he finds himself through a variety of funny circumstances, is familiar.

Do I Have to Read Dick Francis? |William Boot |February 20, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Tamworth church in Staffordshire, and Marshfield in Gloucestershire, had twelfth century central towers.

The Ground Plan of the English Parish Church |A. Hamilton Thompson
A gentleman in Gloucestershire had lately died, by name Tracy.

The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3) |James Anthony Froude

I have repeatedly noticed this, even so far south as Gloucestershire.

Notes and Queries, Number 207, October 15, 1853 |Various
In Gloucestershire simnel cakes are still common; and at Usk, Monmouth, the custom of mothering is still scrupulously observed.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 4 |Various
"We come to look at your portrait of the Gloucestershire beauty," said Tom.

His Grace of Osmonde |Frances Hodgson Burnett

British Dictionary definitions for gloucestershire

Gloucestershire

/ (ˈɡlɒstəˌʃɪə, -ʃə) /

noun

a county of SW England, situated around the lower Severn valley: contains the Forest of Dean and the main part of the Cotswold Hills: the geographical and ceremonial county includes the unitary authority of South Gloucestershire (part of Avon county from 1974 to 1996). Administrative centre: Gloucester. Pop (excluding South Gloucestershire): 568 500 (2003 est). Area (excluding South Gloucestershire): 2643 sq km (1020 sq miles) Abbreviation: Glos

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Gloucestershire

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