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I'm a good little middle-class boy. I live in Gloucestershire or Kensington. I don't exist in the war zone, but it's certainly not far away. I grew up in an area where it is a war zone - south London.
Nick Love

Meaning of "Gloucestershire" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Gloucestershire  [ˈɡlɒstəˌʃɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE

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Gloucestershire is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GLOUCESTERSHIRE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean. The county town is the city of Gloucester, and other principal towns include Cheltenham, Cirencester, Stroud, and Tewkesbury. When considered as a ceremonial county, Gloucestershire borders the preserved county of Gwent in Wales to the west, and in England the ceremonial counties of Herefordshire to the north west, Worcestershire to the north, Warwickshire to the north east, Oxfordshire to the east, Wiltshire to the south and Bristol and Somerset to the south west. Ceremonially, it includes the area covered by the South Gloucestershire unitary authority.

Definition of Gloucestershire in the English dictionary

The definition of Gloucestershire in the dictionary is 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. Administrative centre: Gloucester. Pop : 568 500. Area : 2643 sq km Glos.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GLOUCESTERSHIRE


Bedfordshire
ˈbɛdfədˌʃɪə
Buckinghamshire
ˈbʌkɪŋəmˌʃɪə
Cambridgeshire
ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒˌʃɪə
Derbyshire
ˈdɑːbɪˌʃɪə
Hampshire
ˈhæmpˌʃɪə
Hertfordshire
ˈhɑːtfədˌʃɪə
Lanarkshire
ˈlænəkˌʃɪə
Lancashire
ˈlæŋkəˌʃɪə
Leicestershire
ˈlɛstəˌʃɪə
Lincolnshire
ˈlɪŋkənˌʃɪə
Northamptonshire
nɔːˈθæmptənˌʃɪə
Nottinghamshire
ˈnɒtɪŋəmˌʃɪə
Oxfordshire
ˈɒksfədˌʃɪə
Radnorshire
ˈrædnəˌʃɪə
Shropshire
ˈʃrɒpˌʃɪə
Staffordshire
ˈstæfədˌʃɪə
Warwickshire
ˈwɒrɪkˌʃɪə
Wigtownshire
ˈwɪɡtənˌʃɪə
Worcestershire
ˈwʊstəˌʃɪə
Yorkshire
ˈjɔːkˌʃɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Gloucester
Gloucester Old Spot
Gloucs

WORDS THAT END LIKE GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Ayrshire
Berkshire
Carmarthenshire
Central Bedfordshire
Cheshire
Devonshire
Dunbartonshire
Flintshire
Herefordshire
hire
Huntingdonshire
Monmouthshire
New Hampshire
North Yorkshire
Pembrokeshire
Perthshire
Renfrewshire
shire
South Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
Wiltshire

Synonyms and antonyms of Gloucestershire in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Gloucestershire» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Find out the translation of Gloucestershire to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Gloucestershire from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Gloucestershire» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

格洛斯特郡
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Gloucestershire
570 millions of speakers

English

Gloucestershire
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ग्लूस्टरशायर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جلوسيسترشاير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Глостершир
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Gloucestershire
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গ্লৌচেস্টারশায়ার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Gloucestershire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gloucestershire
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gloucestershire
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

グロスターシャー州
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

글로스터 셔
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Inggris
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Gloucestershire
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

க்ளாஸ்டர்ஷியர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्लॉस्टरशायर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gloucestershire
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Gloucestershire
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Gloucestershire
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Глостершир
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Gloucestershire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Gloucestershire
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Gloucestershire
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Gloucestershire
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Gloucestershire
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Gloucestershire

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GLOUCESTERSHIRE»

The term «Gloucestershire» is very widely used and occupies the 22.262 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GLOUCESTERSHIRE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Gloucestershire

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3 QUOTES WITH «GLOUCESTERSHIRE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Gloucestershire.
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Nick Love
I'm a good little middle-class boy. I live in Gloucestershire or Kensington. I don't exist in the war zone, but it's certainly not far away. I grew up in an area where it is a war zone - south London.
2
Roger Andrew Taylor
I lived a normal life for a number of years. I had kids. I lived up on a farm in Gloucestershire in rural England, and just kind of got back to reality again.
3
Mark Thomas
Were British protesters, armed with little more than a frisbee and a bag of plastic toy soldiers, really in danger of being shot by the US military in Gloucestershire?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GLOUCESTERSHIRE»

Discover the use of Gloucestershire in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Gloucestershire and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Gloucestershire
Let us turn once more to our map of England. Collectively, we call all our divisions counties, but not every one of them is accurately thus described. Gloucestershire, as we shall see, is not. Some have names complete i" themselves, such as ...
David Verey, 1999
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Gloucestershire
Let us turn once more to our map of England. Col— lectively, we call all our divisions counties, but not every one of them is accurately thus described. Gloucestershire, as we shall see, is not. Some have names complete in themselves, such as ...
Herbert A. Evans, 2012
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Civil War, Interregnum and Restoration in Gloucestershire, ...
A detailed study of kinship and social and educational ties in Gloucestershire between 1640 and 1672.
Andrew Richard Warmington, 1997
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The English Reformation and the Laity: Gloucestershire, ...
The story of the English Reformation from the viewpoint of ordinary people and their parishes.
Caroline Litzenberger, 2002
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THE POST OFFICE DIRECTORY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE, HEREFORDSHIRE, ...
Gloucestershire is an inland shire, in the basin of tlie Severn, and within the tidal range. It is bounded on the east by Oxfordshire, on the north by Warwickshire and □Worcestershire, on the west by Herefordshire and Monmouthshire, and on ...
‎1863
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Historic Gardens of Gloucestershire
Despite the size of the county, stretching from the Cotswolds, through the Vale of Gloucester to the Forest of Dean, and the richness and variety of its parks and gardens, this is the first full history of the gardens of Gloucestershire.
Tim Mowl, 2002
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Gloucestershire notes and queries, ed. by B.H. Blacker
Beaver Henry Blacker. the square, which I have called the pleasaunce, is now a lawn, traversed by new-made gravel paths, which look, however, as if they had a right to be there. The two sides of the terrace are flanked by out-buildings and ...
Beaver Henry Blacker, 1879
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Gloucestershire Notes and Queries
William Phillimore Watts Phillimore, Sidney Joseph Madge. Contents. Jllustrations. Supplements. Gloucestershire Marriage Regis- | Gloucestershire Monumental tcrs ... Kingscote Church ... ... I The Family of Poulton ... 5 Gloucestershire Deeds ...
William Phillimore Watts Phillimore, Sidney Joseph Madge, 1896
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Graphic Illustrations, with Historical and Descriptive ...
THE topographical historians of Gloucestershire do not afford much information respecting the manor and parish of Toddington.* At the time Sir Robert Atkyns wrote his folio volume, 1712, the sciences of archaeology and geology were but ...
John Britton, 1840
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Prehistoric Gloucestershire
Throughout this book radiocarbon dates are expressed as years BC. Dates after about AD 1 are, however, derived from the more familiar historical calendar that we still use today.
T. C. Darvill, 1987

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GLOUCESTERSHIRE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Gloucestershire is used in the context of the following news items.
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Land Rover Discovery stolen, latest in spate of vehicle thefts in …
The spate of car thefts in Gloucestershire continued at the weekend as a distinctive Land Rover Discovery was stolen. It was taken from Swifts ... «Gloucestershire Echo, Jul 15»
2
Gloucestershire weather: Muggy, wet two days ahead
Rain and dark clouds will dominate the weather for the next two days in Gloucestershire. But the air should still feel warm as the rain pours as ... «Gloucester Citizen, Jul 15»
3
Gloucestershire travel: Which roads in the county have traffic …
In Gloucester, slow traffic is being reported on the A38 Eastern Avenue between the B4073 Painswick Road roundabout and the A4302 Metz ... «Gloucester Citizen, Jul 15»
4
Kent defeat Gloucestershire in T20 thriller at Cheltenham
Alex Blake steered Kent into the NatWest T20 Blast quarter-finals with a brilliant three-wicket victory over Gloucestershire at Cheltenham. «Gloucestershire Echo, Jul 15»
5
World's biggest disabled horse riding competition in Gloucestershire
MORE than 400 disabled horse riders will descend on Gloucestershire this weekend for a huge competition. The Riding for the Disabled National ... «Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard, Jul 15»
6
Whaddon Road to be renamed World of Smile Stadium
Whaddon Road to be renamed World of Smile Stadium. By Gloucestershire Echo | Posted: July 13, 2015. World of Smile. SHARE PICTURE. Copy link to paste ... «Gloucestershire Echo, Jul 15»
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Delays at Heathrow as protesters break into airport and onto runway
By Gloucestershire Echo | Posted: July 13, 2015. Plane Stupid. Direct action group Plane Stupid said 13 demonstrators opposed to the airport's expansion plans ... «Gloucestershire Echo, Jul 15»
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Epilepsy monitoring app could have saved my daughter's life
"Emily played hockey for Gloucestershire and the West of England, she gained 10 GCSEs and 4 'A' levels. I don't think she really thought she ... «Gloucestershire Echo, Jul 15»
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Gloucestershire County Council to promote scams awareness month
GLOUCESTERSHIRE County Council's trading standards team has joined forces with Gloucester Citizens Advice Bureau to promote scams awareness month in ... «Stroud News and Journal, Jul 15»
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20% tax increase on sugary drinks recommended by British Medical …
By Gloucestershire Echo | Posted: July 13, 2015. The British Medical Association says poor diets are causing 70,000 premature deaths each year. SHARE ... «Gloucestershire Echo, Jul 15»

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