Winchester
[ win-ches-ter, -chuh-ster ]
/ ˈwɪnˌtʃɛs tər, -tʃə stər /
noun
Definition for winchester (2 of 2)
Wessex
[ wes-iks ]
/ ˈwɛs ɪks /
noun
(in the Middle Ages) a kingdom, later an earldom, in S England. Capital: Winchester.
the fictional setting of the novels of Thomas Hardy, principally identifiable with Dorsetshire.
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British Dictionary definitions for winchester (1 of 4)
winchester
/ (ˈwɪntʃɪstə) /
noun
(sometimes capital)
a large cylindrical bottle with a narrow neck used for transporting chemicals. It contains about 2.5 litres
Word Origin for winchester
after
Winchester, Hampshire
British Dictionary definitions for winchester (2 of 4)
Winchester
/ (ˈwɪntʃɪstə) /
noun
a city in S England, administrative centre of Hampshire: a Romano-British town; Saxon capital of Wessex; 11th-century cathedral; site of Winchester College (1382), English public school. Pop: 41 420 (2001)
British Dictionary definitions for winchester (3 of 4)
Wessex
1
/ (ˈwɛsɪks) /
noun
an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in S and SW England that became the most powerful English kingdom by the 10th century a.d
- (in Thomas Hardy's works) the southwestern counties of England, esp Dorset
- (as modifier)Wessex Poems