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Chester

proper nounnouncommon in dialogue

  • United Kingdom//ˈt͡ʃɛ.stə//
  • United States//ˈt͡ʃɛ.stɚ//

A placename. A city, the county town of Cheshire, in northwest England.

proper noun

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    A placename. A city, the county town of Cheshire, in northwest England.

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    A placename. A district municipality and village therein, in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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    A placename. A rural municipality in south-east Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Chester No. 125.

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    A placename. A locale in the United States: A town in Crawford County, Arkansas.

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    A placename. A locale in the United States: A census-designated place in Plumas County, California.

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    A placename. A locale in the United States: A ghost town in Merced County, California.

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    A placename. A locale in the United States: A town in Middlesex County, Connecticut.

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    A placename. A locale in the United States: A town in Dodge County, Georgia.

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    A placename. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Fremont County, Idaho.

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    A placename. A locale in the United States: A city, the county seat of Randolph County, Illinois.

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    A placename. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Indiana.

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    A placename. A locale in the United States: A minor city in Howard County, Iowa.

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    A placename. A locale in the United States: A town in Penobscot County, Maine.

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    A placename. A locale in the United States: A census-designated place in Queen Anne's County, Maryland.

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    A placename. A locale in the United States: A town in Hampden County, Massachusetts.

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    A placename. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Olmsted County, Minnesota.

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    A placename. A locale in the United States: A small community in Choctaw County, Mississippi.

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    A placename. A locale in the United States: A town, the county seat of Liberty County, Montana.

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    A placename. A locale in the United States: A village in Thayer County, Nebraska.

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    A placename. A locale in the United States: A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.

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    A placename. A locale in the United States: A township and borough therein, in Morris County, New Jersey.

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    A placename. A locale in the United States: A town and village in Orange County, New York.

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    A placename. A locale in the United States: A town in Warren County, New York.

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    A placename. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Meigs County, Ohio.

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    A placename. A locale in the United States: A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Major County, Oklahoma.

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    A placename. A locale in the United States: A city in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

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    A placename. A locale in the United States: A small rural city, the county seat of Chester County, South Carolina.

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    A placename. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lake County, South Dakota.

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    A placename. A locale in the United States: A town in Tyler County, Texas.

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    A placename. A locale in the United States: A town in Windsor County, Vermont.

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    A placename. A locale in the United States: A census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia.

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    A placename. A locale in the United States: A city in Hancock County, West Virginia.

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    A placename. A locale in the United States: A town in Dodge County, Wisconsin.

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    A placename. A locale in the United States: A number of other townships, listed under Chester Township.

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    An English habitational surname from Old English.

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    A male given name transferred from the surname.

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    Variant of Chester CountyA placename. Ellipsis of Chester County.

Etymology

From Middle English Chestre, from Old English Ċeaster, from ċeaster (“a town or city, especially a Roman one”). The village in Nova Scotia is likely named after the city in Pennsylvania.

noun

  1. 1

    slangA child molester.

Etymology

Blend of child + molester.

Forms

plural
Chesters
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