Chester
See also: chéster
English
editPronunciation
edit- (General American) enPR: chĕsʹtər, IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛ.stɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: chĕsʹtər, IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛ.stə/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Hyphenation: Che‧ster
- Rhymes: -ɛstə(ɹ)
Etymology 1
editFrom Middle English Chestre, from Old English Ċeaster, from ceaster, a borrowing from Latin castra (“camp”).
The village in Nova Scotia is likely named after the city in Pennsylvania.
Proper noun
editChester (countable and uncountable, plural Chesters)
- A placename.
- A city, the county town of Cheshire, in northwest England.
- A district municipality and village therein, in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada. [From 1760]
- The Rural Municipality of Chester No. 125, a rural municipality in south-east Saskatchewan, Canada.
- A locale in the United States:
- A town in Crawford County, Arkansas.
- A census-designated place in Plumas County, California.
- A ghost town in Merced County, California.
- A town in Middlesex County, Connecticut.
- A town in Dodge County, Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Fremont County, Idaho.
- A city, the county seat of Randolph County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Indiana.
- A minor city in Howard County, Iowa.
- A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
- A census-designated place in Queen Anne's County, Maryland.
- A town in Hampden County, Massachusetts.
- An unincorporated community in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
- A small community of Choctaw County, Mississippi.
- A town, the county seat of Liberty County, Montana.
- A village in Thayer County, Nebraska.
- A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
- A town and village in Orange County, New York.
- A town in Warren County, New York.
- An unincorporated community in Meigs County, Ohio.
- A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Major County, Oklahoma.
- A city in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
- A small rural city, the county seat of Chester County, South Carolina.
- An unincorporated community in Lake County, South Dakota.
- A town in Tyler County, Texas.
- A town in Windsor County, Vermont.
- A census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
- A city in Hancock County, West Virginia.
- A town in Dodge County, Wisconsin.
- Ellipsis of Chester County.
- (countable) An English habitational surname from Old English.
- (countable) A male given name transferred from the surname.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editcity in England
Etymology 2
editNoun
editChester (plural Chesters)
- (prison slang) A child molester.
- Synonym: Chester the molester
Further reading
edit- Chester on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Chester (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
editCebuano
editEtymology
editFrom English Chester, from Old English ceaster, a borrowing from Latin castrum (“camp”).
Proper noun
editChester
- a male given name from English
Middle English
editProper noun
editChester
- Alternative form of Chestre
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