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PRONUNCIATION OF WORCESTER

Worcester  [ˈwʊstə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WORCESTER

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Worcester 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 WORCESTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Worcester

The City of Worcester, commonly known as Worcester,, is a city and county town of Worcestershire in the West Midlands of England. Worcester is situated some 17 miles southwest of the southern suburbs of Birmingham and 23 miles north of Gloucester, and has an approximate population of 100,000 people. The River Severn runs through the middle of the city, overlooked by the 12th-century Worcester Cathedral. The site of the final battle of the Civil War, Worcester was where Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army defeated King Charles II's Cavaliers, cementing the English Interregnum, the eleven-year period during which England and Wales became a republic. Worcester was the home of Royal Worcester Porcelain and, for much of his life, the composer Sir Edward Elgar. It houses the Lea & Perrins factory where the traditional Worcestershire Sauce is made, and is home to one of the UK's fastest growing universities, the University of Worcester.

Definition of Worcester in the English dictionary

The first definition of Worcester in the dictionary is a cathedral city in W central England, the administrative centre of Worcestershire on the River Severn: scene of the battle in which Charles II was defeated by Cromwell. Pop: 94 029. Other definition of Worcester is an industrial city in the US, in central Massachusetts: Clark University. Pop: 175 706. Worcester is also a town in S South Africa; centre of a fruit-growing region. Pop: 66 349.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WORCESTER


billposter
ˈbɪlˌpəʊstə
boaster
ˈbəʊstə
coaster
ˈkəʊstə
Famagusta
ˌfæməˈɡʊstə
flyposter
ˈflaɪˌpəʊstə
frowster
ˈfraʊstə
jouster
ˈdʒaʊstə
jousting
ˈdʒaʊstə
ouster
ˈaʊstə
poster
ˈpəʊstə
roaster
ˈrəʊstə
roller-coaster
ˈrəʊləˌkəʊstə
rouster
ˈraʊstə
throwster
ˈθrəʊstə
toaster
ˈtəʊstə
wallposter
ˈwɔːlˌpəʊstə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WORCESTER

Worcester china
Worcester oyster
Worcester porcelain
Worcester sauce
worcesterberry
Worcestershire
Worcestershire sauce
Worcs
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WORDS THAT END LIKE WORCESTER

Cheshire West and Chester
Chester
Chichester
Colchester
Dorchester
ester
faster
fester
forester
Gloucester
Greater Manchester
Leicester
manchester
polyester
rester
Rochester
semester
Sylvester
tester
trimester
winchester

Synonyms and antonyms of Worcester in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Worcester» into 25 languages

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

Translator English - Chinese

伍斯特
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Worcester
570 millions of speakers

English

Worcester
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वॉर्सेस्टर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وورشستر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Вустер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Worcester
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ওরসেসটার
260 millions of speakers

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Worcester
220 millions of speakers

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Worcester
190 millions of speakers

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Worcester
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ウースター
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

우스터
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Worcester
85 millions of speakers
vi

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Worcester
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வர்செஸ்டர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वूस्टर
75 millions of speakers

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Worcester
70 millions of speakers

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Worcester
65 millions of speakers

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Worcester
50 millions of speakers

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Вустер
40 millions of speakers

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Worcester
30 millions of speakers
el

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Worcester
15 millions of speakers
af

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Worcester
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Worcester
10 millions of speakers
no

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Worcester
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Worcester

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WORCESTER»

The term «Worcester» is very widely used and occupies the 14.083 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WORCESTER» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WORCESTER»

Discover the use of Worcester in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Worcester and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Worcester Lunch Car Company
The Worcester Lunch Car Company monopolized the New England market with its colorful diners.
Richard J. S. Gutman, 2004
2
A History of Worcester, 1674-1848
The Nipmuc Indians destroyed the first settlement at "Worcester" in 1675.
Kenneth J. Moynihan, 2007
3
St. Oswald of Worcester
In this volume the researches of a team of leading scholars throw new light on St Oswald's background, career, influence and cult and on the society that he helped to shape.
Nicholas Brooks, Catherine Cubitt, 1996
4
Swedes of Greater Worcester Revisited
Swedes of Greater Worcester Revisited, a companion to Swedes of Greater Worcester (2002), expands upon the story of the region's Swedish American population.
Eric J. Salomonsson, William O. Hultgren, Philip C. Becker, 2005
5
Urban Growth and the Medieval Church: Gloucester and Worcester
Although the Church played a major role in the development of towns and cities from the earliest times, many important aspects of the early stages of urbanization in England are still poorly understood.Urban Growth and the Medieval Church ...
Nigel Baker, Richard Holt, 2004
6
The Art of Worcester Porcelain, 1751-1788: Masterpieces from ...
The spoon tray entered the collection with a group of other Worcester pieces also printed and painted with ruins, including a teapot, cream jug, tea jar (or caddy), slop basin and sugar bowl. Whether these pieces were all sold together at the ...
Aileen Dawson, 2007
7
A general view of the agriculture of the County of ...
Besides the domestic gardens attached to houses in, the country, are tracts of garden ground near the principal towns, for the supply of their markets ; particularly near Worcester to the north-east, where there are considerable gardens and ...
William Pitt, Francis Le Couteur, Board of Agriculture (Great Britain), 1820
8
The Apaches: Eagles of the Southwest
With attention to the nineteenth century, the history and the culture of the Apaches since the era of the Spanish Conquest are surveyed
Donald Emmet Worcester, 1992
9
C.L.R. James: A Political Biography
A fascinating, immensely readable biography of one of the most important radical intellectuals of the twentieth century.
Kent Worcester, 1996
10
Worcester Cathedral: An Architectural History
The history and architecture of Worcester Cathedral
Ute Engel, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WORCESTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Worcester is used in the context of the following news items.
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UPDATED: Tributes paid to University of Worcester student killed in …
A University of Worcester student and "exceptionally" talented teenage footballer and referee has been killed in the terror attack in Tunisia. Joel Richards, 19 and ... «Worcester News, Jun 15»
2
UPDATE: Road now reopened after crash on London Road, Worcester
A KEY route in Worcester was closed this afternoon (June 17) after a three-vehicle crash. London Road was blocked after a crash involving a taxi, a car and a ... «Worcester News, Jun 15»
3
Body buried in concrete identified as missing Worcester man
WORCESTER - Police have identified the body of the man found buried under a home at 505 Douglas Turnpike as Domingo Ortiz, 60, of Worcester. Mr. Ortiz's ... «Worcester Telegram, May 15»
4
'Mini tornado' leaves path of destruction through Worcester allotments
A FREAK weather system ripped through a set of allotments in Worcester on Friday morning leaving a devastating path of destruction. The strong winds - which ... «Worcester News, May 15»
5
Championship play-off: Worcester 30-30 Bristol (Agg 59-58)
Worcester returned to the Premiership by coming from 30-16 down on the night to win the Championship play-off final 59-58 on aggregate with two late tries. «BBC Sport, May 15»
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Worcester beat Bristol with last kick to secure promotion to Premiership
Worcester's Chris Pennell, scorer of the try that put his side up to the Premiership, tries to break through the Bristol defence at Sixways Stadium. Photograph: ... «The Guardian, May 15»
7
Championship play-off: Worcester beat Bristol to take advantage
Worcester forward Niall Annett's late converted try secured victory over Bristol as the Warriors forged a narrow lead in the first leg of the Championship play-off ... «BBC Sport, May 15»
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Former RGS Worcester teacher Matthew Ingram jailed for 'affair' with …
A FORMER chemistry teacher at RGS Worcester has been jailed for having a sexual affair with a teenage student. Oxford University graduate Matthew Ingram ... «Worcester News, May 15»
9
Championship play-offs: Worcester 38-15 London Scottish
Worcester Warriors booked their place in the Championship play-off final, but they had to come from behind to beat London Scottish on the night. Scottish winger ... «BBC Sport, May 15»
10
Bill Cosby accuser outside Worcester courthouse: 'I want my name …
Therese Serignese and her attorney, Joseph Cammarata speak to reporters outside U.S. District Court in Worcester, Mass., Thursday, May 7, 2015 after a ... «MassLive.com, May 15»

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