NOUN (2)

1. a town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann to the northeast of Boston; the harbor has been a fishing center for centuries;

2. a city in southwestern England in Gloucestershire on the Severn;

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Gloucester
    n 1: a town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann to the
         northeast of Boston; the harbor has been a fishing center
         for centuries
    2: a city in southwestern England in Gloucestershire on the
       Severn

Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):

GLOUCESTER, STATUTE OF. An English statute, passed 6 Edw. I., A. D., 1278;
so called, because it was passed at Gloucester. There were other statutes
made at Gloucester, which do not bear this name. See stat. 2 Rich. II.



U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Gloucester -- U.S. County in New Jersey
   Population (2000):    254673
   Housing Units (2000): 95054
   Land area (2000):     324.718263 sq. miles (841.016405 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    12.201439 sq. miles (31.601580 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    336.919702 sq. miles (872.617985 sq. km)
   Located within:       New Jersey (NJ), FIPS 34
   Location:             39.752778 N, 75.136197 W
   Headwords:
    Gloucester
    Gloucester, NJ
    Gloucester County
    Gloucester County, NJ


U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Gloucester -- U.S. County in Virginia
   Population (2000):    34780
   Housing Units (2000): 14494
   Land area (2000):     216.611710 sq. miles (561.021730 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    71.385596 sq. miles (184.887838 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    287.997306 sq. miles (745.909568 sq. km)
   Located within:       Virginia (VA), FIPS 51
   Location:             37.359344 N, 76.509601 W
   Headwords:
    Gloucester
    Gloucester, VA
    Gloucester County
    Gloucester County, VA


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Gloucester, MA -- U.S. city in Massachusetts
   Population (2000):    30273
   Housing Units (2000): 13958
   Land area (2000):     25.963479 sq. miles (67.245098 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    15.531852 sq. miles (40.227311 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    41.495331 sq. miles (107.472409 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            26150
   Located within:       Massachusetts (MA), FIPS 25
   Location:             42.624015 N, 70.675521 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     01930
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Gloucester, MA
    Gloucester