WORCESTER


Meaning of WORCESTER in English

I. ˈwu̇s-tər noun

Date: 1783

: low-fired porcelain containing a frit and steatite produced at Worcester, England, from about 1751 — called also Worcester china, Worcester porcelain

II. ˈwu̇s-tər biographical name

Joseph Emerson 1784-1865 American lexicographer

III. ˈwu̇s-tər geographical name

1. city E central Massachusetts W of Boston population 172,648

2. or Worces·ter·shire -tə(r)-ˌshir, -shər county W central England capital Worcester area 704 square miles (1823 square kilometers ), population 538,200

3. city, capital of Worcestershire & formerly of Hereford and Worcester population 81,000

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.