Chester
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: chĕsʹtər
ipa: /ˈt͡ʃɛ.stɚ/
enpr: chĕsʹtər
ipa: /ˈt͡ʃɛ.stə/
rhymes: -ɛstə(ɹ)
Forms: form: Chesters
Etymology: From 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.
Senses: glosses: A placename.
A city, the county town of Cheshire, in northwest England.
glosses: A placename.
A district municipality and village therein, in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
glosses: A placename.
A rural municipality in south-east Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Chester No. 125.
glosses: A placename.
A locale in the United States:
A town in Crawford County, Arkansas.
glosses: A placename.
A locale in the United States:
A census-designated place in Plumas County, California.
glosses: A placename.
A locale in the United States:
A ghost town in Merced County, California.
glosses: A placename.
A locale in the United States:
A town in Middlesex County, Connecticut.
glosses: A placename.
A locale in the United States:
A town in Dodge County, Georgia.
glosses: A placename.
A locale in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Fremont County, Idaho.
glosses: A placename.
A locale in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Randolph County, Illinois.
glosses: A placename.
A locale in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Indiana.
glosses: A placename.
A locale in the United States:
A minor city in Howard County, Iowa.
glosses: A placename.
A locale in the United States:
A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
glosses: A placename.
A locale in the United States:
A census-designated place in Queen Anne's County, Maryland.
glosses: A placename.
A locale in the United States:
A town in Hampden County, Massachusetts.
glosses: A placename.
A locale in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
glosses: A placename.
A locale in the United States:
A small community in Choctaw County, Mississippi.
glosses: A placename.
A locale in the United States:
A town, the county seat of Liberty County, Montana.
glosses: A placename.
A locale in the United States:
A village in Thayer County, Nebraska.
glosses: A placename.
A locale in the United States:
A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
glosses: A placename.
A locale in the United States:
A town and village in Orange County, New York.
glosses: A placename.
A locale in the United States:
A town in Warren County, New York.
glosses: A placename.
A locale in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Meigs County, Ohio.
glosses: A placename.
A locale in the United States:
A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Major County, Oklahoma.
glosses: A placename.
A locale in the United States:
A city in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
glosses: A placename.
A locale in the United States:
A small rural city, the county seat of Chester County, South Carolina.
glosses: A placename.
A locale in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Lake County, South Dakota.
glosses: A placename.
A locale in the United States:
A town in Tyler County, Texas.
glosses: A placename.
A locale in the United States:
A town in Windsor County, Vermont.
glosses: A placename.
A locale in the United States:
A census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
glosses: A placename.
A locale in the United States:
A city in Hancock County, West Virginia.
glosses: A placename.
A locale in the United States:
A town in Dodge County, Wisconsin.
glosses: A placename.
Ellipsis of Chester County.
glosses: An English habitational surname from Old English.
glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname.
Derived terms: Cheshire West and Chester
Chester County
Chester County White
Chester-le-Street
Chestertown
Chester White
Chet
New Chester
Westchester
West Chester
Related terms: Cestrian